Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz
Coprolites are dehydrated or mineralized fossil feces containing organic and inorganic inclusions. The study of plant inclusions of coprolites allows knowing the vegetable items consumed by organisms and inferring the seasonality in the use of the site. This work aims at studying pollen and plant re...
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I10-R10-article-91362021-06-18T17:44:39Z Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz Aportes paleobotánicos en la reconstrucción de paleodietas. Análisis de coprolitos del Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz Martínez Tosto, Ana Cecilia Burry, Lidia Susana Civalero, María Teresa coprolite palaeodiet pollen plant remains CCP7 coprolito paleodieta polen restos vegetales CCP7 Coprolites are dehydrated or mineralized fossil feces containing organic and inorganic inclusions. The study of plant inclusions of coprolites allows knowing the vegetable items consumed by organisms and inferring the seasonality in the use of the site. This work aims at studying pollen and plant remains from a human coprolite in the CCP7 site related to an archaeological layer dated from around 8920±200 14C (UGA 7383) years BP. CCP7 is located in the province of Santa Cruz (Argentina) within the forest-steppe ecotone. Pollen and microhistological analyses of coprolite plant remains were conducted. Thirteen pollen types were identified: three from forest vegetation and the rest from the steppe. Azorella monanthos, Empetrum rubrum and Gaultheria mucronata were identified by means of microhistological analysis. Simultaneous microhistological and palynological data analysis showed partial matches between the content of pollen and plant remains, which helped to rebuild the palaeodiet plant portion and infer the time of year that the person who produced the coprolite was occupying the CCP7 site. Los coprolitos son heces fósiles deshidratadas o mineralizadas que contienen inclusiones orgánicas e inorgánicas. El estudio de las inclusiones de origen vegetal de los coprolitos permite conocer los ítems vegetales consumidos por los organismos e inferir la estacionalidad en el uso del sitio. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar el contenido de polen y de microrrestos vegetales de un coprolito humano del sitio CCP7 relacionado a una capa arqueológica fechada en 8920±200 C14 (UGA 7383) años AP. El sitio CCP7 está ubicado en la provincia de Santa Cruz (Argentina) en el ecotono bosque-estepa. Se realizaron los análisis polínicos y microhistológicos de los restos vegetales del coprolito. Se identificaron 13 tipos polínicos, tres de ellos pertenecientes a la vegetación del bosque y el resto a la estepa. Mediante el análisis microhistológico se identificaron las especies Azorella monanthos, Empetrum rubrum y Gaultheria mucronata. El análisis simultáneo de la información extraída de los datos palinológicos y de los microhistológicos mostró coincidencias parciales entre el contenido de polen y de restos vegetales, permitiendo reconstruir la porción vegetal de la paleodieta e inferir la época del año en que el hombre que dio origen al coprolito estuvo ocupando el sitio CCP7. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2012-06-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/9136 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 5 (2012) NÚMERO 1; 163-170 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 5 (2012) NÚMERO 1; 163-170 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 5 (2012) NÚMERO 1; 163-170 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v5.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/9136/9890 Derechos de autor 2012 Ana Cecilia Martínez Tosto, Lidia Susana Burry, María Teresa Civalero |
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coprolite palaeodiet pollen plant remains CCP7 coprolito paleodieta polen restos vegetales CCP7 Martínez Tosto, Ana Cecilia Burry, Lidia Susana Civalero, María Teresa Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz |
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coprolite palaeodiet pollen plant remains CCP7 coprolito paleodieta polen restos vegetales CCP7 |
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Martínez Tosto, Ana Cecilia Burry, Lidia Susana Civalero, María Teresa |
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Martínez Tosto, Ana Cecilia Burry, Lidia Susana Civalero, María Teresa |
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Martínez Tosto, Ana Cecilia |
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Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz |
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Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz |
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Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz |
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Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz |
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Palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. Coprolite analysis of Cerro Casa de Piedra, Santa Cruz |
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palaeobotany contributions in the reconstruction of palaeodiets. coprolite analysis of cerro casa de piedra, santa cruz |
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Coprolites are dehydrated or mineralized fossil feces containing organic and inorganic inclusions. The study of plant inclusions of coprolites allows knowing the vegetable items consumed by organisms and inferring the seasonality in the use of the site. This work aims at studying pollen and plant remains from a human coprolite in the CCP7 site related to an archaeological layer dated from around 8920±200 14C (UGA 7383) years BP. CCP7 is located in the province of Santa Cruz (Argentina) within the forest-steppe ecotone. Pollen and microhistological analyses of coprolite plant remains were conducted. Thirteen pollen types were identified: three from forest vegetation and the rest from the steppe. Azorella monanthos, Empetrum rubrum and Gaultheria mucronata were identified by means of microhistological analysis. Simultaneous microhistological and palynological data analysis showed partial matches between the content of pollen and plant remains, which helped to rebuild the palaeodiet plant portion and infer the time of year that the person who produced the coprolite was occupying the CCP7 site. |
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