UNA MIRADA A LOS MARCADORES óSEOS DE ACTIVIDAD: APROXIMACIóN AL PERIODO TEMPRANO (340 a. C.-440 d. C.) DEL VALLE GEOGRáFICO DEL RíO CAUCA

the analysis of skeletal markers produced by occupational activity is a focus of human osteology developed over the past four decades. although the techniques for registration and evaluation of markers require improvement, and there is a need for a better understanding of bone reaction to physical pressure, the insight provided by biomechanical studies of bone tissue are nevertheless remarkable in that it allows for the reconstruction of body movements and it is able to identify patterns of physical activity of certain populations. this article reviews the methodological aspects of the skeletal markers of occupational stress (mos) and provides a brief example of its application in five populations from the early period (340 ± 150 b. c.-440 ± 100 a. d.) in the geographic region of the cauca river valley.