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	FAL1md post 56 - FAL1ld post 57
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	pedis: Phalanx proximalis [Os compedale]
Element extra information	N/A
Element segment	complete
Element side	N/A
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): 1FA1K
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA1K
Measurement name	Maximum length - following Kent (1982)
Measurement description	Taken parallel to long axis with baseline being the tangent to the proximal volar condyles with the most distal point on the distal articular surface as the end point
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA1K (mm)	55.71875
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): 1FA1D
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA1D
Measurement name	Greater length - following von den Driesch (1976)
Measurement description	Measured parallel to the axial plane, using the dorso-proximal border as a base line
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA1D (mm)	55.94375
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): 1FA2
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA2
Measurement name	Breath of proximal articular surface
Measurement description	Taken medio-laterally in horizontal plane on the outer edge of the raised rims of the articular surface
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA2 (mm)	19.59875
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): 1FA3K
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA3K
Measurement name	Width of proximal articular surface - following Kent (1982)
Measurement description	Taken in dorso-volar plane perpendicular to #2 on outside of articular surface´s raised edges using the tangent to the proximal volar condyles as baseline
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA3K (mm)	16.24125
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): 1FA3D
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA3D
Measurement name	Depth of the proximal end - following von den Driesch (1976)
Measurement description	Measured perpendicular to 1FA2, using as a base line the proximal condyles and measuring over the most prominent point of the dorsal border of the proximal end
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA3D (mm)	17.56375
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): 1FA4
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA4
Measurement name	Breadth of distal articular surface
Measurement description	Taken at right angles to proximal-distal plane on the broader portion of articular surface
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA4 (mm)	16.00625
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): 1FA5
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA5
Measurement name	Width of distal articular surface
Measurement description	Perpendicular to #4 using the tangent to the trochlea of the distal articular surface as a baseline and measuring in the dorso-volar plane
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA5 (mm)	14.5625
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): 1FA6
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA6
Measurement name	Transversal diameter of the diaphysis
Measurement description	Taken in the center of the diaphysis
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA6 (mm)	11.33875
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): 1FA7
Measurement system	Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021)
Measurement code	1FA7
Measurement name	Antero-posterior diameter of the diaphysis
Measurement description	Taken in the center of the diaphysis perpendicular to 1FA6
Mengoni Goñalons & Elkin (2021): 1FA7 (mm)	11.33875
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	proximal phalanx info Vocabulary: UBERON (Uber Anatomy Ontology) Open Context References: proximal phalanx 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 FAL1md post 56 - FAL1ld post 57 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/a36bcda5-e620-464d-976f-ee5a4eac1306> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2vm4p80z

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