Mid and Late Holocene population changes at the Sabana de Bogotá (Northern South America) inferred from skeletal morphology and radiocarbon chronology

The human history of the Sabana de Bogotá (SB) in Northern South America has been interpreted both as a continuous process of biocultural evolution and as a process of population discontinuities. Both hypotheses were evaluated on the basis of craniofacial morphology and radiocarbon evidence within a paleoenvironmental framework. The results suggest that the craniofacial morphology changed significantly over time. The investigation of the available radiocarbon database shows that there are hiatuses throughout the Holocene with a major gap between 4700 and 4100 14C BP, which is coincident with s... Mehr ...