On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis
- Autores
- Menendez, Lumila Paula; Barbieri, Chiara; López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe; Schmelzle, Thomas; Breidenstein, Abagail; Barquera, Rodrigo; Borzi, Guido Esteban; Schuenemann, Verena J.; Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo
- Año de publicación
- 2023
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a collection of skeleton parts first recovered by the paleontologist Santiago Roth and further studied by the anthropologist Rudolf Martin. By the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century it was considered one of the oldest human skeletons from South America's southern cone. Here, we present the results of an interdisciplinary approach to study and contextualize the ancient individual remains. We discuss the context of the finding by first compiling the available evidence associated with the historical information and any previous scientific publications on this individual. Then, we conducted an osteobiographical assessment, by which we evaluated the sex, age, and overall preservation of the skeleton based on morphological features. To obtain a 3D virtual reconstruction of the skull, we performed high resolution CT-scans on selected skull fragments and the mandible. This was followed by the extraction of bone tissue and tooth samples for radiocarbon and genetic analyses, which brought only limited results due to poor preservation and possible contamination. We estimate that the individual from Baradero is a middle-aged adult male. We conclude that the revision of foundational collections with current methodological tools brings new insights and clarifies long held assumptions on the significance of samples that were recovered when archaeology was not yet professionalized.
Fil: Menendez, Lumila Paula. Universitat Bonn; Alemania. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina. Universidad de Viena; Austria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Barbieri, Chiara. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia; México
Fil: Schmelzle, Thomas. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Breidenstein, Abagail. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Barquera, Rodrigo. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Borzi, Guido Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Schuenemann, Verena J.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza
Fil: Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo. Universitat Zurich; Suiza - Materia
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysisMenendez, Lumila PaulaBarbieri, ChiaraLópez Cruz, Idalia GuadalupeSchmelzle, ThomasBreidenstein, AbagailBarquera, RodrigoBorzi, Guido EstebanSchuenemann, Verena J.Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo3D VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTIONANCIENT DNAANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTIONSHOLOCENEPAMPAShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a collection of skeleton parts first recovered by the paleontologist Santiago Roth and further studied by the anthropologist Rudolf Martin. By the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century it was considered one of the oldest human skeletons from South America's southern cone. Here, we present the results of an interdisciplinary approach to study and contextualize the ancient individual remains. We discuss the context of the finding by first compiling the available evidence associated with the historical information and any previous scientific publications on this individual. Then, we conducted an osteobiographical assessment, by which we evaluated the sex, age, and overall preservation of the skeleton based on morphological features. To obtain a 3D virtual reconstruction of the skull, we performed high resolution CT-scans on selected skull fragments and the mandible. This was followed by the extraction of bone tissue and tooth samples for radiocarbon and genetic analyses, which brought only limited results due to poor preservation and possible contamination. We estimate that the individual from Baradero is a middle-aged adult male. We conclude that the revision of foundational collections with current methodological tools brings new insights and clarifies long held assumptions on the significance of samples that were recovered when archaeology was not yet professionalized.Fil: Menendez, Lumila Paula. Universitat Bonn; Alemania. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina. Universidad de Viena; Austria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Barbieri, Chiara. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia; MéxicoFil: Schmelzle, Thomas. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Breidenstein, Abagail. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Barquera, Rodrigo. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; AlemaniaFil: Borzi, Guido Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Schuenemann, Verena J.. Universitat Zurich; SuizaFil: Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo. Universitat Zurich; SuizaSpringer2023-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/226722Menendez, Lumila Paula; Barbieri, Chiara; López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe; Schmelzle, Thomas; Breidenstein, Abagail; et al.; On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis; Springer; Swiss Journal of Palaeontology; 142; 1; 12-2023; 1-191664-23761664-2384CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13358-023-00293-3info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1186/s13358-023-00293-3info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:58:50Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/226722instacron: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:34982025-09-29 09:58:51.234CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis |
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis |
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis Menendez, Lumila Paula 3D VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION ANCIENT DNA ANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTIONS HOLOCENE PAMPAS |
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis |
title_full |
On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis |
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis |
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis |
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On Roth’s “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: morphological and genetic analysis |
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Menendez, Lumila Paula Barbieri, Chiara López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe Schmelzle, Thomas Breidenstein, Abagail Barquera, Rodrigo Borzi, Guido Esteban Schuenemann, Verena J. Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo |
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Menendez, Lumila Paula |
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Menendez, Lumila Paula Barbieri, Chiara López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe Schmelzle, Thomas Breidenstein, Abagail Barquera, Rodrigo Borzi, Guido Esteban Schuenemann, Verena J. Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo |
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Barbieri, Chiara López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe Schmelzle, Thomas Breidenstein, Abagail Barquera, Rodrigo Borzi, Guido Esteban Schuenemann, Verena J. Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo |
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3D VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION ANCIENT DNA ANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTIONS HOLOCENE PAMPAS |
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3D VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION ANCIENT DNA ANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTIONS HOLOCENE PAMPAS |
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The “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a collection of skeleton parts first recovered by the paleontologist Santiago Roth and further studied by the anthropologist Rudolf Martin. By the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century it was considered one of the oldest human skeletons from South America's southern cone. Here, we present the results of an interdisciplinary approach to study and contextualize the ancient individual remains. We discuss the context of the finding by first compiling the available evidence associated with the historical information and any previous scientific publications on this individual. Then, we conducted an osteobiographical assessment, by which we evaluated the sex, age, and overall preservation of the skeleton based on morphological features. To obtain a 3D virtual reconstruction of the skull, we performed high resolution CT-scans on selected skull fragments and the mandible. This was followed by the extraction of bone tissue and tooth samples for radiocarbon and genetic analyses, which brought only limited results due to poor preservation and possible contamination. We estimate that the individual from Baradero is a middle-aged adult male. We conclude that the revision of foundational collections with current methodological tools brings new insights and clarifies long held assumptions on the significance of samples that were recovered when archaeology was not yet professionalized. Fil: Menendez, Lumila Paula. Universitat Bonn; Alemania. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Departamento Científico de Arqueología; Argentina. Universidad de Viena; Austria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina Fil: Barbieri, Chiara. Universitat Zurich; Suiza Fil: López Cruz, Idalia Guadalupe. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia; México Fil: Schmelzle, Thomas. Universitat Zurich; Suiza Fil: Breidenstein, Abagail. Universitat Zurich; Suiza Fil: Barquera, Rodrigo. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania Fil: Borzi, Guido Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina Fil: Schuenemann, Verena J.. Universitat Zurich; Suiza Fil: Sánchez Villagra, Marcelo Ricardo. Universitat Zurich; Suiza |
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The “human fossil” from Baradero, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, is a collection of skeleton parts first recovered by the paleontologist Santiago Roth and further studied by the anthropologist Rudolf Martin. By the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century it was considered one of the oldest human skeletons from South America's southern cone. Here, we present the results of an interdisciplinary approach to study and contextualize the ancient individual remains. We discuss the context of the finding by first compiling the available evidence associated with the historical information and any previous scientific publications on this individual. Then, we conducted an osteobiographical assessment, by which we evaluated the sex, age, and overall preservation of the skeleton based on morphological features. To obtain a 3D virtual reconstruction of the skull, we performed high resolution CT-scans on selected skull fragments and the mandible. This was followed by the extraction of bone tissue and tooth samples for radiocarbon and genetic analyses, which brought only limited results due to poor preservation and possible contamination. We estimate that the individual from Baradero is a middle-aged adult male. We conclude that the revision of foundational collections with current methodological tools brings new insights and clarifies long held assumptions on the significance of samples that were recovered when archaeology was not yet professionalized. |
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