The dental pathology — the abscesses and tooth loss from infection noted by Rodríguez Cuenca — provides information about diet and health that is consistent with the archaeological interpretation of a hunter-gatherer population that relied heavily on root vegetables and tubers.

This dietary interpretation is plausible given the ecological context and the evidence for volcanic disruption of surface crops, but it should be understood as a hypothesis rather than a definitively established fact.

The Living Communities Of The Bogotá Altiplano Today

The demographic history documented in the 2025 study does not exist in isolation from the living communities of the Bogotá Altiplano.

Understanding the relationship between the ancient genetic findings and the contemporary human geography of the region requires some care.