Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record

The main objective of this paper is to characterize the pattern of thermal alteration in a sample of modern bones collected after a natural grassland fire in the Pampas region (Argentina). A total of 917 bone remains were recovered, including a variety of different body size taxa. Results suggest t...

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Autores principales: Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Prometheus Press 2017
Materias:
NATURALISTIC TAPHONOMY
GRASSLAND FIRE
VERTEBRATE BONES
THERMAL ALTERATION
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/64231
http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/64231
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Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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topic NATURALISTIC TAPHONOMY
GRASSLAND FIRE
VERTEBRATE BONES
THERMAL ALTERATION
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
spellingShingle NATURALISTIC TAPHONOMY
GRASSLAND FIRE
VERTEBRATE BONES
THERMAL ALTERATION
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
Alvarez, María Clara
Massigoge, Agustina
Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto
Gonzalez, Mariela Edith
Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel
Gutierrez, Maria Amelia
Rafuse, Daniel Joseph
Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record
topic_facet NATURALISTIC TAPHONOMY
GRASSLAND FIRE
VERTEBRATE BONES
THERMAL ALTERATION
Historia
Historia y Arqueología
HUMANIDADES
description The main objective of this paper is to characterize the pattern of thermal alteration in a sample of modern bones collected after a natural grassland fire in the Pampas region (Argentina). A total of 917 bone remains were recovered, including a variety of different body size taxa. Results suggest that natural grassland fires affect bone remains in a more severe way than previously documented. In general, a high proportion of bones with thermal alteration (70%) were recorded for the different body size categories, with calcined bones dominating the sample. Some differences in the burning damage in relation to the size classes were found, specifically a higher frequency of thermal alteration in small sized vertebrates. For this particular size class, the homogeneous distribution of the burning damage in long bones and mandibles could indicate anatural grassland fire, unlike the heterogeneous distribution produced by cooking.
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author Alvarez, María Clara
Massigoge, Agustina
Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto
Gonzalez, Mariela Edith
Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel
Gutierrez, Maria Amelia
Rafuse, Daniel Joseph
author_facet Alvarez, María Clara
Massigoge, Agustina
Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto
Gonzalez, Mariela Edith
Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel
Gutierrez, Maria Amelia
Rafuse, Daniel Joseph
author_sort Alvarez, María Clara
title Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record
title_short Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record
title_full Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record
title_fullStr Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record
title_full_unstemmed Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record
title_sort taphonomic effects of a grassland fire on a modern faunal sample and its implications for the archaeological record
publisher Prometheus Press
publishDate 2017
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/64231
http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/64231
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