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El Buque Sur: A multiple primary burial of 2300 years bp in the san matias gulf coast (Río Negro, Argentina)

Abstract:

Different aspects of the bioarchaeological study of the burial site El Buque Sur (Río Negro, Argentina), are presented. The site is a primary multiple burial of four adult individuals dating ca. 2300 years BP. Mortuary context, sex and age composition as well as paleopathological, taphonomic and isotopic analyses are included in this study. The burial was found during the excavation of a pit for a cistern on the beach, which led to the first part of the recovery to be undertaken by local fire-fighters. Afterwards, the archaeological research team was summoned and was able to perform the archaeological excavation of the fourth skeleton. The non-archaeological recovery negatively affected their completeness and caused the mixture of the bones. Notwithstanding, the reconstruction of most of the first three individuals made it possible to obtain valuable data. Results obtained are presented here and discussed in relation to the bioarchaeological data available for the San Matías Gulf coast.