Abstract

SUBY, Jorge A.. Methodological-comparative study of human remains bone mineral density values obtained by Photonic Absorptiometry (DXA). Intersecciones antropol. [online]. 2006, n.7, pp.277-285. ISSN 1850-373X.

Bone mineral density (BMD) has been identified as a one of the bone properties that mediate the action of agents and taphonomic processes (weathering, attrition, etc.) on archaeological assemblages. In recent years, several problems have been described for methods of BMD evaluation and their application in archaeology. In this paper, results are compared of two different Photon Abpsortiometric methods (DXA) to obtain BMD values. Furthermore, their application is interpreted for two human bone assemblages from Tierra del Fuego. Even though BMD information was interpreted in the past from many faunal assemblages, this kind of information has only been included in a few studies related to human remains that analyze bone structure as a taphonomic indicator. In this sense, the application of biomechanical information to human bone assemblages and their taphonomic interpretation are discussed.

Keywords : Bone mineral density; Human bone remains; Photon Abpsortiometry.

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