The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption

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Poulallion, Eve; Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí; Seldes, Verónica; Zigarán, María Fernanda; Recagno Browning, Gabriela; Fourel, François; Clauzel, Thibault; Flandrois, Jean-Pierre; Séon, Nicolas; Simon, Laurent; Amiot, Romain; Lécuyer, Christophe
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2024
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The Incas occupied the west coast of South America between 1438 and 1532 CE. Among the many rites they practised was the Capacocha, which involved the offering of children. Here we studied the mummy of a child found on the Quehuar volcano, Salta, Argentina. In order to determine the geographical origin of the child and to understand the living habits prior to its presentation as an offering, we incrementally measured the δ13C, δ15N, δ34S and δ2H values of keratin from a hair strand and the δ18O value of apatite phosphate from a rib bone. Although the origin of the child remains uncertain, the oxygen isotope composition of the drinking water deduced from the rib composition argues for an origin between 2,500 and 3,000 m.a.s.l. bordering the Andes. Furthermore, the sinusoidal δ2H signal measured in hair is compatible with the recording of local seasonal precipitation variations. The results indicate that the child did not move or moved only briefly prior to death. This offering may have occurred at the onset of the wet season (summer), as suggested by the hair δ2H values. By combining δ13C, δ15N and δ34S measurements in hair, we also proposed as the most parsimonious hypothesis that seaweed constituted a proportion (16.2 ± 12.9 %) of the diet, with a peak of consumption during the wet season (summer).
Fil: Poulallion, Eve. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica; Argentina
Fil: Seldes, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. Sección Antropología Biológica; Argentina
Fil: Zigarán, María Fernanda. Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; Argentina
Fil: Recagno Browning, Gabriela. Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; Argentina
Fil: Fourel, François. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Clauzel, Thibault. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Flandrois, Jean-Pierre. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Séon, Nicolas. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Simon, Laurent. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Amiot, Romain. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Lécuyer, Christophe. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
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STABLE ISOTOPES
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CAPACOCHA
DIET
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spelling The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumptionPoulallion, EveKillian Galván, Violeta AnahíSeldes, VerónicaZigarán, María FernandaRecagno Browning, GabrielaFourel, FrançoisClauzel, ThibaultFlandrois, Jean-PierreSéon, NicolasSimon, LaurentAmiot, RomainLécuyer, ChristopheSTABLE ISOTOPESINCACAPACOCHADIEThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6The Incas occupied the west coast of South America between 1438 and 1532 CE. Among the many rites they practised was the Capacocha, which involved the offering of children. Here we studied the mummy of a child found on the Quehuar volcano, Salta, Argentina. In order to determine the geographical origin of the child and to understand the living habits prior to its presentation as an offering, we incrementally measured the δ13C, δ15N, δ34S and δ2H values of keratin from a hair strand and the δ18O value of apatite phosphate from a rib bone. Although the origin of the child remains uncertain, the oxygen isotope composition of the drinking water deduced from the rib composition argues for an origin between 2,500 and 3,000 m.a.s.l. bordering the Andes. Furthermore, the sinusoidal δ2H signal measured in hair is compatible with the recording of local seasonal precipitation variations. The results indicate that the child did not move or moved only briefly prior to death. This offering may have occurred at the onset of the wet season (summer), as suggested by the hair δ2H values. By combining δ13C, δ15N and δ34S measurements in hair, we also proposed as the most parsimonious hypothesis that seaweed constituted a proportion (16.2 ± 12.9 %) of the diet, with a peak of consumption during the wet season (summer).Fil: Poulallion, Eve. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaFil: Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica; ArgentinaFil: Seldes, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. Sección Antropología Biológica; ArgentinaFil: Zigarán, María Fernanda. Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; ArgentinaFil: Recagno Browning, Gabriela. Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; ArgentinaFil: Fourel, François. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaFil: Clauzel, Thibault. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaFil: Flandrois, Jean-Pierre. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaFil: Séon, Nicolas. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaFil: Simon, Laurent. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaFil: Amiot, Romain. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaFil: Lécuyer, Christophe. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; FranciaElsevier2024-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/268099Poulallion, Eve; Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí; Seldes, Verónica; Zigarán, María Fernanda; Recagno Browning, Gabriela; et al.; The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption; Elsevier; Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports; 59; 104784; 11-2024; 1-112352-409XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X24004127info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104784info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:07:36Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/268099instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:07:36.377CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
title The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
spellingShingle The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
Poulallion, Eve
STABLE ISOTOPES
INCA
CAPACOCHA
DIET
title_short The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
title_full The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
title_fullStr The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
title_full_unstemmed The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
title_sort The Inca child of the Quehuar volcano: Stable isotopes clue to geographic origin and seasonal diet, with putative seaweed consumption
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Poulallion, Eve
Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
Seldes, Verónica
Zigarán, María Fernanda
Recagno Browning, Gabriela
Fourel, François
Clauzel, Thibault
Flandrois, Jean-Pierre
Séon, Nicolas
Simon, Laurent
Amiot, Romain
Lécuyer, Christophe
author Poulallion, Eve
author_facet Poulallion, Eve
Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
Seldes, Verónica
Zigarán, María Fernanda
Recagno Browning, Gabriela
Fourel, François
Clauzel, Thibault
Flandrois, Jean-Pierre
Séon, Nicolas
Simon, Laurent
Amiot, Romain
Lécuyer, Christophe
author_role author
author2 Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí
Seldes, Verónica
Zigarán, María Fernanda
Recagno Browning, Gabriela
Fourel, François
Clauzel, Thibault
Flandrois, Jean-Pierre
Séon, Nicolas
Simon, Laurent
Amiot, Romain
Lécuyer, Christophe
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv STABLE ISOTOPES
INCA
CAPACOCHA
DIET
topic STABLE ISOTOPES
INCA
CAPACOCHA
DIET
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The Incas occupied the west coast of South America between 1438 and 1532 CE. Among the many rites they practised was the Capacocha, which involved the offering of children. Here we studied the mummy of a child found on the Quehuar volcano, Salta, Argentina. In order to determine the geographical origin of the child and to understand the living habits prior to its presentation as an offering, we incrementally measured the δ13C, δ15N, δ34S and δ2H values of keratin from a hair strand and the δ18O value of apatite phosphate from a rib bone. Although the origin of the child remains uncertain, the oxygen isotope composition of the drinking water deduced from the rib composition argues for an origin between 2,500 and 3,000 m.a.s.l. bordering the Andes. Furthermore, the sinusoidal δ2H signal measured in hair is compatible with the recording of local seasonal precipitation variations. The results indicate that the child did not move or moved only briefly prior to death. This offering may have occurred at the onset of the wet season (summer), as suggested by the hair δ2H values. By combining δ13C, δ15N and δ34S measurements in hair, we also proposed as the most parsimonious hypothesis that seaweed constituted a proportion (16.2 ± 12.9 %) of the diet, with a peak of consumption during the wet season (summer).
Fil: Poulallion, Eve. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Killian Galván, Violeta Anahí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotópica; Argentina
Fil: Seldes, Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. Sección Antropología Biológica; Argentina
Fil: Zigarán, María Fernanda. Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; Argentina
Fil: Recagno Browning, Gabriela. Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; Argentina
Fil: Fourel, François. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Clauzel, Thibault. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Flandrois, Jean-Pierre. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Séon, Nicolas. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Simon, Laurent. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Amiot, Romain. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
Fil: Lécuyer, Christophe. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; Francia
description The Incas occupied the west coast of South America between 1438 and 1532 CE. Among the many rites they practised was the Capacocha, which involved the offering of children. Here we studied the mummy of a child found on the Quehuar volcano, Salta, Argentina. In order to determine the geographical origin of the child and to understand the living habits prior to its presentation as an offering, we incrementally measured the δ13C, δ15N, δ34S and δ2H values of keratin from a hair strand and the δ18O value of apatite phosphate from a rib bone. Although the origin of the child remains uncertain, the oxygen isotope composition of the drinking water deduced from the rib composition argues for an origin between 2,500 and 3,000 m.a.s.l. bordering the Andes. Furthermore, the sinusoidal δ2H signal measured in hair is compatible with the recording of local seasonal precipitation variations. The results indicate that the child did not move or moved only briefly prior to death. This offering may have occurred at the onset of the wet season (summer), as suggested by the hair δ2H values. By combining δ13C, δ15N and δ34S measurements in hair, we also proposed as the most parsimonious hypothesis that seaweed constituted a proportion (16.2 ± 12.9 %) of the diet, with a peak of consumption during the wet season (summer).
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