Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record

The faunal content from Epullán Chica archaeological site (ECh, thereafter), a small cave located in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, was studied from taphonomic and paleoenvironmental points of view. This cave is placed in the ecotone between Monte desert and the Patagonian steppe, in the middle...

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Autores principales: Fernández, Fernando Julián, del Papa, Luis Manuel, Mange, Emiliano, Teta, Pablo Vicente, Crivelli, Eduardo Adrian, Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
TAPHONOMY
PALEOENVIRONMENTS
LATE HOLOCENE
LIMAY RIVER
HUMAN ECONOMY
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/39764
http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/39764
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Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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language Inglés
topic TAPHONOMY
PALEOENVIRONMENTS
LATE HOLOCENE
LIMAY RIVER
HUMAN ECONOMY
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
spellingShingle TAPHONOMY
PALEOENVIRONMENTS
LATE HOLOCENE
LIMAY RIVER
HUMAN ECONOMY
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
Fernández, Fernando Julián
del Papa, Luis Manuel
Mange, Emiliano
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Crivelli, Eduardo Adrian
Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record
topic_facet TAPHONOMY
PALEOENVIRONMENTS
LATE HOLOCENE
LIMAY RIVER
HUMAN ECONOMY
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
description The faunal content from Epullán Chica archaeological site (ECh, thereafter), a small cave located in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, was studied from taphonomic and paleoenvironmental points of view. This cave is placed in the ecotone between Monte desert and the Patagonian steppe, in the middle Limay River basin, was occupied since the end of the Late Holocene. Zooarchaeological evidence retrieved from ECh is diverse, including fresh-water mollusk shells (Diplodon chilensis), eggshell and bone fragments of Rheidae, bones and teeth of large (Lama guanicoe), medium (e.g., Chaetophractus villosus, Conepatus chinga), and micro-sized (several species of sigmodontine and caviomorph rodents) mammals. Most of the recorded taxa were the result of human exploitation. However, owl pellets preserved in the sediments, and other taphonomic signatures, clearly indicate that avian predators are responsible for part of the micromammal record. Micromammal abundances during the last 2.2 ka BP are suggestive of a relative environmental stability around ECh, at least until the beginning of the last century. In this sense, Late Holocene landscapes were dominated by open steppe areas and large rocky outcrops, with minor changes in humidity and temperature during this period.
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author Fernández, Fernando Julián
del Papa, Luis Manuel
Mange, Emiliano
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Crivelli, Eduardo Adrian
Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
author_facet Fernández, Fernando Julián
del Papa, Luis Manuel
Mange, Emiliano
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Crivelli, Eduardo Adrian
Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
author_sort Fernández, Fernando Julián
title Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record
title_short Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record
title_full Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record
title_fullStr Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record
title_full_unstemmed Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record
title_sort human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in epullán chica cave (northwestern patagonia, argentina): a perspective from the zooarchaeological record
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2016
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/39764
http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/39764
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