First results on diet and mobility of the agropastoral societies of western Catamarca, Argentina by Ratto, Norma Rosa, Luna, Leandro Hernan, Aranda, Claudia Marcela, Miyano, Juan Pablo, Lantos, Irene Johanna, Takigami, Mai, Yoneda, Minoru, Matsuzaki, Monica, Tokanai, Fuyuki, Gil, Adolfo Fabian

“…The data from δ13C and δ15N on bone collagen and δ13C on bone apatite show a high variability of the human diet of the populations of western Catamarca, and suggest that the societies that inhabited the region during the first millennium AD had a balanced diet that combined proteins and carbohydrates, while those dated after the thirteenth century AD reduced their protein intake, which would have significantly affected their health status. …”
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