Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina

The presence of microvertebrates in archaeological sites can be attributed to a variety of causes, including natural ones, such as the regurgitation of microvertebrates consumed by various predators. Determining the origin of these remains is therefore of great importance to our understanding of sit...

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Autores principales:	Mignino, Julian, Izeta, Andres Dario, Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana
Formato:	Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	Elsevier Ltd 2018
Materias:	COMMON BARN OWL DIET OWL PELLETS SEASONALITY SMALL MAMMALS TAPHONOMY ZOOARCHAEOLOGY Arqueología Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/11336/89422 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/89422
Aporte de:	Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

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topic	COMMON BARN OWL DIET OWL PELLETS SEASONALITY SMALL MAMMALS TAPHONOMY ZOOARCHAEOLOGY Arqueología Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES
spellingShingle	COMMON BARN OWL DIET OWL PELLETS SEASONALITY SMALL MAMMALS TAPHONOMY ZOOARCHAEOLOGY Arqueología Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES Mignino, Julian Izeta, Andres Dario Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina
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description	The presence of microvertebrates in archaeological sites can be attributed to a variety of causes, including natural ones, such as the regurgitation of microvertebrates consumed by various predators. Determining the origin of these remains is therefore of great importance to our understanding of site formation processes. In addition, the detailed study of these remains can provide complementary data on such topics as the composition of biocenoses, palaeoenvironments and the seasonality of deposits. In this study, we analyzed modern sets of regurgitated pellets of the barn owl (Tyto alba) from the Alero Deodoro Roca site (ADR), Ongamira, Córdoba, Argentina. We compared the results with those from archaeological microvertebrates from excavations at ADR, dating to the Late Holocene (ca. 1900–3600 years BP). Most of the archaeological assemblages show the same composition as those of the modern pellets produced by Strigiformes. However, we observed variation in the representation of taxa, reflecting environmental changes over time. Using current temperature and humidity data to compare the assemblages, we observed that some results could be related to Holocenic climatic variations, already described by other studies. Furthermore, this research suggests that Strigiformes may occupy the rockshelters in Autumn-Winter, at which time the site (ADR) would not have been occupied so intensely by human populations.
format	Artículo Artículo publishedVersion
author	Mignino, Julian Izeta, Andres Dario Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana
author_facet	Mignino, Julian Izeta, Andres Dario Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana
author_sort	Mignino, Julian
title	Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina
title_short	Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina
title_full	Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina
title_fullStr	Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed	Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina
title_sort	modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the ongamira valley, córdoba, argentina
publisher	Elsevier Ltd
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/11336/89422 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/89422
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Modern and archaeological owl pellets as paleoenvironmental and taphonomic markers in human occupation contexts in the Ongamira Valley, Córdoba, Argentina

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