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	HUd 32
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	Humerus
Element extra information	N/A
Element segment	complete
Element side	right
Fusion status of element	Fused and Semi-fused (HU2)
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): HUM1
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	HUM1
Measurement name	Greatest length
Measurement description	Taken proximo-distally using the tangent to the distal condyles as a baseline and measuring perpendicular to this tangent to the most proximal point in projection
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): HUM1 (mm)	221.0
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): HUM2
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	HUM2
Measurement name	Greatest length of caput humeri
Measurement description	Taken in the same manner as HUM158 (Kent 1982) except proximal point on the humeral head
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): HUM2 (mm)	211.0
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): HUM3
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	HUM3
Measurement name	Breadth of proximal end
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally with the scale of the measurement instrument on a line formed by the tangent to the most cranial edges of the greater and lesser tuberosities of the proximal end
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): HUM3 (mm)	52.2175
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): HUM4
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	HUM4
Measurement name	Breadth of caput humeri
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally across center of caput humeri from the medial to lateral edge of articular surface
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): HUM4 (mm)	39.4675
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): HUM5
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	HUM5
Measurement name	Diagonal width of proximal end
Measurement description	Taken cranio-caudally using as a baseline the tangent to the most cranial points of the greater and lesser tuberosities and measuring to the most caudal point on the caput humeri
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): HUM5 (mm)	61.645
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): HUM6
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	HUM6
Measurement name	Breadth of distal end
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally and measured (…) with measurement scale on a line tangent to the most cranial points on the medial and lateral edges of the distal condyle
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): HUM6 (mm)	48.64
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): HUM7
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	HUM7
Measurement name	Breadth of distal condyle
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally parallel to HUM150 (Kent 1982) except on the articular surface of the condyle only
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): HUM7 (mm)	45.735
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	humerus info Vocabulary: UBERON (Uber Anatomy Ontology) Open Context References: humerus 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 HUd 32 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/10481960-0c8b-4bdf-8e53-ddbaf263fa7d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2668vw31

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