Morphometric analysis of Mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and Patagonian Coastal archaeology

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Fragmentation is one of the most important taphonomic processes in archaeomalacological assemblages. The quantity of fragmented malacological material introduces biases that affect the interpretation of formation processes, shell midden preservation and human gathering strategies. In this paper we a...

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Autor principal: Lobbia, Patricia A.
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2016
Materias:
Mytilus edulis
Fragmentation
Morphometry
Archaeomalacology
Coastal Patagonia
Fragmentación
Morfometría
Arqueomalacología
Costa patagónica
Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/3281
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Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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topic Mytilus edulis
Fragmentation
Morphometry
Archaeomalacology
Coastal Patagonia
Mytilus edulis
Fragmentación
Morfometría
Arqueomalacología
Costa patagónica
spellingShingle Mytilus edulis
Fragmentation
Morphometry
Archaeomalacology
Coastal Patagonia
Mytilus edulis
Fragmentación
Morfometría
Arqueomalacología
Costa patagónica
Lobbia, Patricia A.
Morphometric analysis of Mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and Patagonian Coastal archaeology
topic_facet Mytilus edulis
Fragmentation
Morphometry
Archaeomalacology
Coastal Patagonia
Mytilus edulis
Fragmentación
Morfometría
Arqueomalacología
Costa patagónica
description Fragmentation is one of the most important taphonomic processes in archaeomalacological assemblages. The quantity of fragmented malacological material introduces biases that affect the interpretation of formation processes, shell midden preservation and human gathering strategies. In this paper we analyze the process of Mytilus edulis fragmentation at the PE 133 site, thereby presenting a methodology for studying archaeomalacological assemblages. The results show that no relationship could be established between shell size and the degree of fragmentation. This demonstrates that fragmentation depends on the mollusk characteristics. Therefore, shell thickness, shape and chemical composition, are more important that the size of the individual, the type of sediment, or site formation history. Finally, fragmentation introduces bias into shell length analysis, so that morphometric equations are a useful tool that permits us to to study fragmented individuals, resulting in a decrease in fragmentation bias.
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title Morphometric analysis of Mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and Patagonian Coastal archaeology
title_short Morphometric analysis of Mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and Patagonian Coastal archaeology
title_full Morphometric analysis of Mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and Patagonian Coastal archaeology
title_fullStr Morphometric analysis of Mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and Patagonian Coastal archaeology
title_full_unstemmed Morphometric analysis of Mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and Patagonian Coastal archaeology
title_sort morphometric analysis of mytilus edulis: a tool for analysing shell middens and patagonian coastal archaeology
publisher Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
publishDate 2016
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/3281
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