Health and disease of native human populations in Patagonia Austral, first steps, results and perspectives.

GUICHÓN R.A.; SUBY J.A.; CASALI R.; FUGASSA M.H.

Río de Janeiro, Brasil

Congreso; 1st Paleopathology Association South American Meeting; 2005

Paleopathology Asociation

The objective of this paper is to present the first steps into the study of health in Southern Patagonia during pre and post Native-European contact. Thus, our work has a double purpose. First, to discuss characteristics and relevance of human bone records of Southern Patagonia, in order to study health in a population context. Second, to show some new lines of information, which include paleoparasitology, nutritional paleopathologies and the study of lifestyles from human remains. In this context, we have started working on the first Spanish settlement "Nombre de Jesus", founded in 1 This work was made with the following grants: PICT Nro.4 13889-2005-2007, Scientific Research Program between Instituto Canario de Bioantropología (Tenerife, España) and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003-2006). Corresponding author Ricardo A. Guichón guichon@infovia.com.ar) Program between Instituto Canario de Bioantropología (Tenerife, España) and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003-2006). Corresponding author Ricardo A. Guichón guichon@infovia.com.ar) Program between Instituto Canario de Bioantropología (Tenerife, España) and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003-2006). Corresponding author Ricardo A. Guichón guichon@infovia.com.ar) Program between Instituto Canario de Bioantropología (Tenerife, España) and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003-2006). Corresponding author Ricardo A. Guichón guichon@infovia.com.ar) Program between Instituto Canario de Bioantropología (Tenerife, España) and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003-2006). Corresponding author Ricardo A. Guichón guichon@infovia.com.ar) Program between Instituto Canario de Bioantropología (Tenerife, España) and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003-2006). Corresponding author Ricardo A. Guichón guichon@infovia.com.ar) This work was made with the following grants: PICT Nro.4 13889-2005-2007, Scientific Research Program between Instituto Canario de Bioantropología (Tenerife, España) and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2003-2006). Corresponding author Ricardo A. Guichón guichon@infovia.com.ar) 1584, and with historical documentation of "La Candelaria" Mission in Rio Grande (1896-1931).