New Data on Food Consumption in Pre-Hispanic Populations from Northwest Argentina (ca. 1000–1550 A.D.): The Contribution of Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Composition of Human Bones

Table 3

Carbon and nitrogen results for human bone samples.

Lab Code	Site/sample code	Chronology	Sex/age	Bone	𝛿^13C‰; Apatite	𝛿^13C‰; Collagen	𝛿^15N‰	Δ ^13CCO-AP	C/N ratio
UGA 16200	Esquina de Huajra; T1G2MS	550 ± 40 AP	Male; Adult	Left humerus fragment	−4.8	−9.63	6.7	4.83	2.66
UGA 2087	Esquina de Huajra; T1G1MS		Male; Adult	Left humerus fragment	−6.2	−11.0	12.6	4.8	2.7
Geochron 32577	Esquina de Huajra; T2 I4	450 ± 60 AP	Indeterminate; 8 ± 2 years	Left radius fragment	−6.5	−11.1	9.7	4.6	Not; performed
UGA 2088	Esquina de Huajra; T2I1		Indeterminate; 6 ± 2 years	Right tibia fragment	−5.2	−11.3	11.7	6.1	2.68
Geochron 32576	Esquina de Huajra; T3I1	320 ± 50 AP	Female; 40 ± 5 years	Left femur fragment	−6	−11.3	12.2	5.3	Not; performed
UGA 2089	Esquina de Huajra; T4I1		Indeterminate; 7 ± 2 years	Right femur fragment	−6.6	−12.0	11.3	5.4	2.72
UGA 2090	Esquina de Huajra; T6I1		Possibly Female; 17–21 years	Right tibia fragment	−6.7	−11.5	12.1	4.8	7.95
Geochron 32578	Tolombón T4C1L1		Indeterminate; Indeterminate	Left humerus fragment	−4.0	−9.30	9.0	5.3	Not; performed
UGA 16199	Tolombón T4C2L1		Indeterminate; Indeterminate	Left humerus fragment	−4.8	−9.03	3.2	4.23	2.66
UGA 16201	Tolombón T4C1L1		Indeterminate; Indeterminate	Left humerus fragment	−5.0	−9.63	11.1	4.63	2.7
UGA 2085	Tolombón T4C4L1		Indeterminate; Indeterminate	Right humerus fragment	−4.7	−9.9	10.1	5.2	3.05
UGA 2086	Tolombón T4L5		Indeterminate; Indeterminate	Left humerus fragment	−4.9	−9.3	11.7	4.4	2.74