Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Record Type	Bone specimen
Type of Specimen	modern wild individual
Locality	Sierra del Aconquija
Province	Catamarca
Country	Argentina
Other Geographic Note	>3500 m.a.s.l., eastern slope of Nevados del Aconquija
Setting (modern specimen)	wild free-ranging
Name (modern specimen)	N/A
Date (modern specimen)	2007
Repository name	reference collection of the Laboratorio de Zooarqueología y Tafonomía de Zonas Áridas (LaZTA, IDACOR, CONICET-UNC)
Repository location	Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
Repository web page	N/A
Camelid individual identification code (modern individuals only)	CMACLGu11
Camelid individual identification alternative code	N/A
Camelid individual identification extra information	N/A
Skeletal element identification code	RUd 34
Skeletal element alternative code	N/A
Skeletal element extra information	N/A
Scientific name	Lama guanicoe
ID method	comparison to reference collections, morphology of lower incisors
Common name	guanaco
Subspecies / type	N/A
Age of individual	3-4 years old
Age criteria / sources	bone fusion, tooth eruption/wear (Kaufmann 2009, Puig & Monge 1983)
Sex of individual	male
Sex criteria / sources	innominate, upper incisors and canines (Kaufmann 2009)
Element	Radius-ulna
Element extra information	N/A
Element segment	complete
Element side	right
Fusion status of element	Fused
Age of element	3-4 years old
Age of element criteria/sources	bone fusion (Kaufmann 2009)
Sex of element	N/A
Sex of element criteria/sources	N/A
Bone conditions met?	True
Bone condition - extra information	N/A
Author	Mondini, Mariana Muñoz, A. Sebastián
Institutional Affiliation	CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad de Buenos Aires CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Bibliography - references cited and others	Driesch, A. Von den 1976. A guide to the measurement of animal bones from archaeological sites. Peabody Museum Bulletins (1). Harvard University, Boston. Kaufmann, C. 2009. Estructura de edad y sexo en guanaco. Estudios actualísticos y arqueológicos en Pampa y Patagonia. Sociedad Argentina de Antropología, Buenos Aires. Kent, J. 1982 The Domestication and Exploitation of the South American Camelids: Methods of Analysis and their Application to Circum-lacustrine Archaeological Sites in Bolivia and Peru. Tesis doctoral inédita. Depto. de Antropología, Washington Universidad St. Louis, Missouri, pp.626. Mengoni Goñalons, G. L. & D. C. Elkin 2021. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) osteometric data from an individual from Northwest Argentina. Released: 2021-09-15. Open Context. (http://opencontext.org/projects/01860ee9-6fb6-4e71-8958-113fb852c850) Mondini, M. & A. S. Muñoz 2017. Osteometrics of South-Central Andean wild camelids: New standards. In: Zooarchaeology in the Neotropics; Environmental Diversity and Human-Animal Interactions (ed. by M. Mondini, A. S. Muñoz & P. M. Fernández), pp. 177-188. Springer, Cham. Puig, S. & S. Monge. 1983. Determinación de la edad en Lama guanicoe (Muller). Deserta 7: 246-270.
Comments	digital caliper: TESA IP65, resolution = 0,01 mm, accuracy = 0,02 mm

Related Persons

Sample collector, curator, measurer

Mariana Mondini

Curator, measurer

A. Sebastián Muñoz

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL1
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	RUL1
Measurement name	Greatest length
Measurement description	Taken proximo-distally from the most proximal point of the ulnar portion to the most distal point of the radius portion
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL1 (mm)	299.25
Measurement range (+/-)	N/A
Instrument used	osteometric board
Measurement times	4
Measurement observers	2
Measurement error sources	inter-observation variation ≤3%
Reference(s) or unpublished	Mondini & Muñoz (2017)
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL2
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	RUL2
Measurement name	Greatest dorsal radius length
Measurement description	Measured from the most proximal point of the radius portion on the dorsal surface to the most distal end of the radius portion
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL2 (mm)	253.25
Measurement range (+/-)	N/A
Instrument used	osteometric board
Measurement times	4
Measurement observers	2
Measurement error sources	inter-observation variation ≤3%
Reference(s) or unpublished	Mondini & Muñoz (2017)
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL3
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	RUL3
Measurement name	Length of the olecranon
Measurement description	Measured from the most proximal point of the olecranon to the dorso-proximal end of the semilunar notch
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL3 (mm)	49.535
Measurement range (+/-)	N/A
Instrument used	digital calliper 0.01 precision
Measurement times	4
Measurement observers	2
Measurement error sources	inter-observation variation ≤3%
Reference(s) or unpublished	Mondini & Muñoz (2017)
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL4
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	RUL4
Measurement name	Maximum breadth of proximal end of radius portion
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally with one end point being the medial edge of the articular surface of the proximal radius part of bone and the other end point being the most lateral point on the lateral side, normally coinciding with the rugosity at the epiphyseal plate
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL4 (mm)	44.3275
Measurement range (+/-)	N/A
Instrument used	digital calliper 0.01 precision
Measurement times	4
Measurement observers	2
Measurement error sources	inter-observation variation ≤3%
Reference(s) or unpublished	Mondini & Muñoz (2017)
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL5
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	RUL5
Measurement name	Breadth of distal end
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally, horizontally to vertical axis
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL5 (mm)	43.595
Measurement range (+/-)	N/A
Instrument used	digital calliper 0.01 precision
Measurement times	4
Measurement observers	2
Measurement error sources	inter-observation variation ≤3%
Reference(s) or unpublished	Mondini & Muñoz (2017)
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL6
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	RUL6
Measurement name	Breadth of distal articular surface
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally with end points being the most medial and lateral edges of the distal articular surface
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL6 (mm)	38.25
Measurement range (+/-)	N/A
Instrument used	digital calliper 0.01 precision
Measurement times	4
Measurement observers	2
Measurement error sources	inter-observation variation ≤3%
Reference(s) or unpublished	Mondini & Muñoz (2017)
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL7
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	RUL7
Measurement name	Maximum width of distal articular surface
Measurement description	Taken dorso-volarly from the most dorsal edge of the distal articular surface to the most volar point on the distal volar articular condyle
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): RUL7 (mm)	26.625
Measurement range (+/-)	N/A
Instrument used	digital calliper 0.01 precision
Measurement times	4
Measurement observers	2
Measurement error sources	inter-observation variation ≤3%
Reference(s) or unpublished	Mondini & Muñoz (2017)

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Contributor Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	A. Sebastián Muñoz info Vocabulary: Osteometric Database of South American Camelids Mariana Mondini info Vocabulary: Osteometric Database of South American Camelids
Has anatomical identification Vocabulary: Open Context Zooarchaeology Annotations	radio-ulna info Vocabulary: UBERON (Uber Anatomy Ontology) Open Context References: radio-ulna hub
Has physiological sex determination Vocabulary: Open Context Zooarchaeology Annotations	N/A male organism info Vocabulary: UBERON (Uber Anatomy Ontology) Open Context References: male organism hub
Has taxonomic identifier Vocabulary: Food Ontology	Lama guanicoe info Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Lama guanicoe hub
Consists of Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)	animal material info Vocabulary: Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Open Context References: animal material hub

Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Contributor Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Mariana Mondini info Vocabulary: Osteometric Database of South American Camelids A. Sebastián Muñoz info Vocabulary: Osteometric Database of South American Camelids
Creator Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Mariana Mondini info Vocabulary: Osteometric Database of South American Camelids G. Lorena L'Heureux info Vocabulary: Osteometric Database of South American Camelids Carlos R. Belotti López de Medina info Vocabulary: Osteometric Database of South American Camelids Sarah Whitcher Kansa info Vocabulary: Murlo
Subject Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	Data integration (Computer science) info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Data integration (Computer science) hub Archaeology info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Archaeology hub Archaeometry info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Archaeometry hub Camelidae info Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Camelidae hub
Spatial Coverage Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)	South America info Vocabulary: GeoNames Open Context References: South America hub

Suggested Citation

Mariana Mondini, A. Sebastián Muñoz. (2025) "Bone RUd 34 from Americas/Argentina/Catamarca/Sierra del Aconquija/Ind CMACLGu11". In Osteometric Database of South American Camelids. Mariana Mondini, G. Lorena L'Heureux, Carlos R. Belotti López de Medina, Sarah Whitcher Kansa (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/09ceb78d-76a1-4636-bdfc-b348dcb4cfb8> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2t444d4x

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