Lichens growing on human bone remains: A case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
Lichens are organisms capable of colonizing almost every type of materials, provided they are stable and have sufficient exposure to light. The growing of lichens on bone surface is rare, due to the speed to which this substrate is weathered and destroyed. For the most part, documented cases occur i...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f86e1af453e74aa3be71a790fd6a32f8 2023-05-15T13:36:21+02:00 Lichens growing on human bone remains: A case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina) Renato García Lucia Magnin Laura Miotti Gustavo Barrientos 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2020.02.029 https://doaj.org/article/f86e1af453e74aa3be71a790fd6a32f8 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364720300860 https://doaj.org/toc/1018-3647 1018-3647 doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2020.02.029 https://doaj.org/article/f86e1af453e74aa3be71a790fd6a32f8 Journal of King Saud University: Science, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 2219-2221 (2020) Science (General) Q1-390 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2020.02.029 2022-12-31T00:22:51Z Lichens are organisms capable of colonizing almost every type of materials, provided they are stable and have sufficient exposure to light. The growing of lichens on bone surface is rare, due to the speed to which this substrate is weathered and destroyed. For the most part, documented cases occur in extreme environments, such as the Arctic and Antarctic, where bone elements remain unaltered for long periods, although they have also been found in other latitudes. The aim of this paper is to describe the taxonomic diversity of the lichens growing on a set of human bones recovered at a looted Late Holocene aboriginal cairn burial (chenque) in southern continental Patagonia (Piedra Museo archaeological locality, Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina). In the analyzed bone assemblage (NISP = 56), a total of 63 lichen thalli were recorded. They were assigned to seven different species, except one case that could only be determined at the genus level. This is the first well-described record of lichen flora growing on human bone remains for South America, having important implications for both archaeological and forensic sciences. Keywords: Human bone remains, Psiloparmelia, Archaeology, Hunter-gatherers, Patagonia Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Antarctic Patagonia Argentina Cairn ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.500,-63.500) Journal of King Saud University - Science 32 3 2219 2221 |
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Lichens are organisms capable of colonizing almost every type of materials, provided they are stable and have sufficient exposure to light. The growing of lichens on bone surface is rare, due to the speed to which this substrate is weathered and destroyed. For the most part, documented cases occur in extreme environments, such as the Arctic and Antarctic, where bone elements remain unaltered for long periods, although they have also been found in other latitudes. The aim of this paper is to describe the taxonomic diversity of the lichens growing on a set of human bones recovered at a looted Late Holocene aboriginal cairn burial (chenque) in southern continental Patagonia (Piedra Museo archaeological locality, Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina). In the analyzed bone assemblage (NISP = 56), a total of 63 lichen thalli were recorded. They were assigned to seven different species, except one case that could only be determined at the genus level. This is the first well-described record of lichen flora growing on human bone remains for South America, having important implications for both archaeological and forensic sciences. Keywords: Human bone remains, Psiloparmelia, Archaeology, Hunter-gatherers, Patagonia |
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Lichens growing on human bone remains: A case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina) |
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Lichens growing on human bone remains: A case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina) |
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Lichens growing on human bone remains: A case study from continental Patagonia (Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz, Argentina) |
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