Papers by Antonio Higuero Pliego
Objetivo: Estudiar el cambio de dieta asociado al ingreso en el monasterio de San Millan de la Co... more Objetivo: Estudiar el cambio de dieta asociado al ingreso en el monasterio de San Millan de la Cogolla Yuso (La Rioja), asi como el nivel socioeconomico de los monjes durante su ninez. Material y metodos: Se analizaron isotopos estables de carbono y nitrogeno de muestras de dientes y costillas de 10 individuos. El metodo “incremental dentine analisis” permitio la obtencion de informacion sobre patrones de alimentacion durante la infancia, mientras que las muestras provenientes de colageno de las costillas revelaron la composicion de su alimentacion [m1] durante los ultimos anos de vida. Resultados: Se observan tres patrones diferentes entre los monjes: ninos oblatos cuyos valores de δ 13 C y δ 15 N [m2] de dentina comienzan a acercarse a los adultos alrededor de los siete anos de edad, los ninos de alto estatus socioeconomico cuyos valores durante la infancia y la adultez son muy similares, y los individuos de bajo status cuyos valores e n estas dos etapasfueron muy diferentes [m3] ...
Well preserved thoracic vertebrae of Neandertals are rare. However, such fossils are important as... more Well preserved thoracic vertebrae of Neandertals are rare. However, such fossils are important as their three-dimensional (3D) spatial configuration can contribute to the understanding of the size and shape of the thoracic spine and the entire thorax. This is because the vertebral body and transverse processes provide the articulation and attachment sites for the ribs. Dorsal orientation of the transverse processes relative to the vertebral body also rotates the attached ribs in a way that could affect thorax width. Previous research indicates possible evidence for greater dorsal orientation of the transverse processes and small vertebral body heights in Neandertals, but their 3D vertebral structure has not yet been addressed. Here we present 15 new vertebral remains from the El Sidr on Neandertals (Asturias, Northern Spain) and used 3D geometric morphometrics to address the above issues by comparing two particularly well preserved El Sidr on remains (SD-1619, SD-1641) with thoracic vertebrae from other Neandertals and a sample of anatomically modern humans. Centroid sizes of El Sidr on vertebrae are within the human range. Neandertals have larger T1 and probably also T2. The El Sidr on vertebrae are similar in 3D shape to those of other Neandertals, which differ from Homo sapiens particularly in central-lower regions (T6 eT10) of the thoracic spine. Differences include more dorsally and cranially oriented transverse processes , less caudally oriented spinous processes, and vertebral bodies that are anteroposteriorly and craniocaudally short. The results fit with current reconstructions of Neandertal thorax morphology.
Nuestra concepción actual y occidental sobre el sexo y el género como dicotómicos e inmutables, y... more Nuestra concepción actual y occidental sobre el sexo y el género como dicotómicos e inmutables, y de las relaciones sexuales entre hombre y mujer como monógamas y solamente con fin reproductor, afectan a la manera sobre como interpretamos el pasado y las narrativas que construimos de él a través de los restos óseos encontrados en excavaciones arqueológicas y paleoantropológicas. Este bodyscape biomédico aplicado destemporaliza estos restos y sirve, en un argumento circular, para justificar conductas y discursos presentes. A través de una serie de ejemplos se observa cómo actúa, su efecto y se propone la aplicación de teorías alternativas sobre el sexo, el género y la sexualidad con el fin de ampliar las perspectivas a la hora de interpretar el pasado.
Our current and occidental conceptions about sex and gender as dichotomic and immutable, and about sexual relations between a man and a woman as monogamous and only with reproductive purposes, affect the way we are interpreting the past and the narratives we build of it through the analysis of human remains from the archaeological and palaeoanthropological record. This applied biomedical bodyscape destemporalizes those remains and serves, in a circular argument, to justify current behaviours and discourses. Through a series of examples is shown how if performs, its effect, and other alternative theories about sex, gender and sexuallity are proposed with the goal of broaden our perspectives when interpreting the past.
Sexual dimorphism is important for
intraspecific variation and well studied in the human
skeleton... more Sexual dimorphism is important for
intraspecific variation and well studied in the human
skeleton. In the thoracic part of the spine sexual dimorphism
is expected for differences in the respiratory system
related to body mass, lung capacity, and energetics,
and in the reproductive system for adaptations to pregnancy
(lower spine lordosis, posture). However, little is
known about sexual dimorphism in this anatomical
region. We use three-dimensional (3D)-geometric morphometrics
to test hypotheses on sexual dimorphism in
the first 10 thoracic vertebrae (T1–T10). Forty-six 3Dlandmarks
were measured on vertebrae of 24 adult
females and males of known age and sex. Results confirm
that male vertebrae are consistently larger than
female ones. Males show more dorsally oriented transverse
processes and relatively larger vertebral bodies in
upper and lower thoracic vertebrae. Sexual dimorphism
in lower thoracic vertebrae affects the orientation of the
spinous processes, which is more horizontal in females
but more caudal in males. Such regional pattering of
sexual dimorphism emerges also from principal component
analyses reflecting a complex interaction between
the effects of sex and serial position on shape variation.
Greater dorsal orientation of male transverse processes
reorients the ribs and could lead to greater radial thorax
diameters. This fits with greater male respiratory
capacities, but may indicate also greater invagination of
the male spine within the thorax. Horizontal orientation
of the spinous processes in females could allow for a
greater thoraco-lumbar lordosis during pregnancy, but
more comparative research is necessary to test these
hypotheses.
Nº10.Zk. (2020): Huesos, tierra, memoria by Antonio Higuero Pliego
Nº 10, año 2020. urtea 10. zk.
Nº13.Zk. (2023): Arq. Experimental y en Comunidad by Antonio Higuero Pliego
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Papers by Antonio Higuero Pliego
Our current and occidental conceptions about sex and gender as dichotomic and immutable, and about sexual relations between a man and a woman as monogamous and only with reproductive purposes, affect the way we are interpreting the past and the narratives we build of it through the analysis of human remains from the archaeological and palaeoanthropological record. This applied biomedical bodyscape destemporalizes those remains and serves, in a circular argument, to justify current behaviours and discourses. Through a series of examples is shown how if performs, its effect, and other alternative theories about sex, gender and sexuallity are proposed with the goal of broaden our perspectives when interpreting the past.
intraspecific variation and well studied in the human
skeleton. In the thoracic part of the spine sexual dimorphism
is expected for differences in the respiratory system
related to body mass, lung capacity, and energetics,
and in the reproductive system for adaptations to pregnancy
(lower spine lordosis, posture). However, little is
known about sexual dimorphism in this anatomical
region. We use three-dimensional (3D)-geometric morphometrics
to test hypotheses on sexual dimorphism in
the first 10 thoracic vertebrae (T1–T10). Forty-six 3Dlandmarks
were measured on vertebrae of 24 adult
females and males of known age and sex. Results confirm
that male vertebrae are consistently larger than
female ones. Males show more dorsally oriented transverse
processes and relatively larger vertebral bodies in
upper and lower thoracic vertebrae. Sexual dimorphism
in lower thoracic vertebrae affects the orientation of the
spinous processes, which is more horizontal in females
but more caudal in males. Such regional pattering of
sexual dimorphism emerges also from principal component
analyses reflecting a complex interaction between
the effects of sex and serial position on shape variation.
Greater dorsal orientation of male transverse processes
reorients the ribs and could lead to greater radial thorax
diameters. This fits with greater male respiratory
capacities, but may indicate also greater invagination of
the male spine within the thorax. Horizontal orientation
of the spinous processes in females could allow for a
greater thoraco-lumbar lordosis during pregnancy, but
more comparative research is necessary to test these
hypotheses.
Nº10.Zk. (2020): Huesos, tierra, memoria by Antonio Higuero Pliego
Nº13.Zk. (2023): Arq. Experimental y en Comunidad by Antonio Higuero Pliego
We are looking for dissertations that have been submitted after the academic year 2019-2020, whose main topic is Archaeology, with no chronological, geographical or thematic restrictions. If you have a degree in Archaeology, History, Art History or Humanities from any university, this is your opportunity.
To participate please write to our email, you have until the 30th of November. We are waiting for you, come on!
Our current and occidental conceptions about sex and gender as dichotomic and immutable, and about sexual relations between a man and a woman as monogamous and only with reproductive purposes, affect the way we are interpreting the past and the narratives we build of it through the analysis of human remains from the archaeological and palaeoanthropological record. This applied biomedical bodyscape destemporalizes those remains and serves, in a circular argument, to justify current behaviours and discourses. Through a series of examples is shown how if performs, its effect, and other alternative theories about sex, gender and sexuallity are proposed with the goal of broaden our perspectives when interpreting the past.
intraspecific variation and well studied in the human
skeleton. In the thoracic part of the spine sexual dimorphism
is expected for differences in the respiratory system
related to body mass, lung capacity, and energetics,
and in the reproductive system for adaptations to pregnancy
(lower spine lordosis, posture). However, little is
known about sexual dimorphism in this anatomical
region. We use three-dimensional (3D)-geometric morphometrics
to test hypotheses on sexual dimorphism in
the first 10 thoracic vertebrae (T1–T10). Forty-six 3Dlandmarks
were measured on vertebrae of 24 adult
females and males of known age and sex. Results confirm
that male vertebrae are consistently larger than
female ones. Males show more dorsally oriented transverse
processes and relatively larger vertebral bodies in
upper and lower thoracic vertebrae. Sexual dimorphism
in lower thoracic vertebrae affects the orientation of the
spinous processes, which is more horizontal in females
but more caudal in males. Such regional pattering of
sexual dimorphism emerges also from principal component
analyses reflecting a complex interaction between
the effects of sex and serial position on shape variation.
Greater dorsal orientation of male transverse processes
reorients the ribs and could lead to greater radial thorax
diameters. This fits with greater male respiratory
capacities, but may indicate also greater invagination of
the male spine within the thorax. Horizontal orientation
of the spinous processes in females could allow for a
greater thoraco-lumbar lordosis during pregnancy, but
more comparative research is necessary to test these
hypotheses.
We are looking for dissertations that have been submitted after the academic year 2019-2020, whose main topic is Archaeology, with no chronological, geographical or thematic restrictions. If you have a degree in Archaeology, History, Art History or Humanities from any university, this is your opportunity.
To participate please write to our email, you have until the 30th of November. We are waiting for you, come on!