First evidence of elongated styloid process in two female archaeological individuals from Córdoba hills, Argentina (late Holocene)

Abstract

The elongation of the styloid process is rarely reported in archaeological contexts. Thus, the aim of this work is to present 2 individuals dated by AMS in late Holocene from the hills region of Córdoba province (Argentina). Two female adults from Loteo 5 and Loma Bola sites presented elongated styloid processes, as well as a lack of development of one of them. This is the first time the condition is detected in archaeological individuals in Argentina.