Journal of Anthropology / 2013 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
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
C‰ Apatite
C‰ Collagen
N‰
Δ
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