Analysis of rodent remains from the Las Vueltas 1 archaeological site, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

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It is frequent to find the remains of several rodent species among the many archaeological sites of Northern Tierra del Fuego. However, the taphonomic interpretation of rodents is a complex issue, given that it is necessary to identify if these were incorporated into the archaeological assemblages t...

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Autores principales: Santiago, Fernando C., Salemme, Mónica, Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2016
Materias:
Hunter-gatherers
Rodent consumption
Cricetidae
Ctenomys magellanicus
Taphonomy
Zooarchaeology
Cazadores-recolectores
Consumo de roedores
Tafonomía
Zooarqueología
Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/3284
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Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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language Español
topic Hunter-gatherers
Rodent consumption
Cricetidae
Ctenomys magellanicus
Taphonomy
Zooarchaeology
Cazadores-recolectores
Consumo de roedores
Cricetidae
Ctenomys magellanicus
Tafonomía
Zooarqueología
spellingShingle Hunter-gatherers
Rodent consumption
Cricetidae
Ctenomys magellanicus
Taphonomy
Zooarchaeology
Cazadores-recolectores
Consumo de roedores
Cricetidae
Ctenomys magellanicus
Tafonomía
Zooarqueología
Santiago, Fernando C.
Salemme, Mónica
Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.
Analysis of rodent remains from the Las Vueltas 1 archaeological site, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
topic_facet Hunter-gatherers
Rodent consumption
Cricetidae
Ctenomys magellanicus
Taphonomy
Zooarchaeology
Cazadores-recolectores
Consumo de roedores
Cricetidae
Ctenomys magellanicus
Tafonomía
Zooarqueología
description It is frequent to find the remains of several rodent species among the many archaeological sites of Northern Tierra del Fuego. However, the taphonomic interpretation of rodents is a complex issue, given that it is necessary to identify if these were incorporated into the archaeological assemblages through anthropic or natural action or agents. Yet, the identification of those assemblages that accumulated through human action or due to natural agents is an important issue given that only then we can infer the role that rodents had in human subsistence. In this article, we study rodent remains recovered from the archaeological site of Las Vueltas 1 (Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Argentina); here rodents represented the second most common taxon present in the assemblage. A total of 2191 skeletal elements were recorded; 1488 remains belonged to the caviomorph, Ctenomys magellanicus, while 703 specimens belonged to at least four Cricetidae species. From a taphonomic perspective, a large number of the remains would have entered the archaeological assemblage through actions by raptors, carnivores, and as a result of natural death in burrows. Nevertheless, although to a lesser extent, there is also evidence of human consumption and discard of C. magellanicus.
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author Santiago, Fernando C.
Salemme, Mónica
Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.
author_facet Santiago, Fernando C.
Salemme, Mónica
Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.
author_sort Santiago, Fernando C.
title Analysis of rodent remains from the Las Vueltas 1 archaeological site, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
title_short Analysis of rodent remains from the Las Vueltas 1 archaeological site, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
title_full Analysis of rodent remains from the Las Vueltas 1 archaeological site, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
title_fullStr Analysis of rodent remains from the Las Vueltas 1 archaeological site, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of rodent remains from the Las Vueltas 1 archaeological site, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
title_sort analysis of rodent remains from the las vueltas 1 archaeological site, tierra del fuego, argentina
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/3284
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