The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation

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In this paper the first results of taphonomic studies at La Mesada site are presented. The site is located in La María Archaeological Locality in the central plateau of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The environmental characteristics of this cave contemplate important fluctuations of the water levels and a...

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Autores principales: Bottari , Camila, Valiza Davis, Catalina
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2019
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/27490
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spelling I10-R319-article-274902025-08-04T15:50:25Z The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation Los restos óseos del sitio arqueológico La Mesada (Meseta Central de Santa Cruz): una aproximación tafonómica. Bottari , Camila Valiza Davis, Catalina In this paper the first results of taphonomic studies at La Mesada site are presented. The site is located in La María Archaeological Locality in the central plateau of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The environmental characteristics of this cave contemplate important fluctuations of the water levels and a high density of vegetation, factors that intervene actively in the formation of the archeological record. This is why, the main aim of this work focused, from a taphonomic perspective, on evaluating the composition, origin and processes that modified the faunal assemblage of the component from the middle Holocene. The bony elements were analyzed, of which Lama guanicoe was the most represented species. The surfaces were studied from a macroscopic approach, which allowed the recognition of different modification patterns, among which the differential coloration of the bone elements was distinguished. It highlights the action of water as the main taphonomic agent, this has not only modified the bone surfaces, but has also intervened in the destruction of bone specimens. However, what is analyzed here invite us to affirm that, although this assemblage is very affected, the main accumulating agent of the bone elements has been anthropic. En este trabajo se presentan los primeros resultados de los estudios tafonómicos del sitio arqueológico La Mesada. Este sitio se localiza en una cueva que se encuentra ubicada en la localidad arqueológica La María, en la Meseta Central de Santa Cruz. Las características ambientales descriptas para esta cueva contemplan importantes fluctuaciones de los niveles hídricos y una alta densidad de vegetación, factores que intervinieron activamente en la formación del registro. Es por esto que el objetivo principal de este trabajo se enfocó, desde una perspectiva tafonómica, en evaluar la composición, el origen y los procesos que modificaron el conjunto faunístico del componente correspondiente al Holoceno Medio. Se analizaron los elementos óseos del conjunto, del cual Lama guanicoe fue la especie más representada. Las superficies óseas fueron estudiadas a partir de una aproximación macroscópica, lo que permitió el reconocimiento de diferentes patrones de modificación, entre los cuales resaltó la coloración diferencial de los elementos óseos. Se destaca la acción del agua como el principal agente tafonómico, éste no solo ha modificado las superficies óseas, sino que también ha intervenido en la destrucción de los especímenes óseos. No obstante, lo analizado aquí nos invita a sostener que a pesar que este conjunto se encuentra muy afectado, el principal agente acumulador de los restos óseos ha sido el antrópico. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2019-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/27490 10.37603/2250.7728.v23.n2.27490 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 23 No. 2 (2019): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 111-133 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 23 Núm. 2 (2019): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 111-133 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 23 n. 2 (2019): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 111-133 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v23.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/27490/29036
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author Bottari , Camila
Valiza Davis, Catalina
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Valiza Davis, Catalina
The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation
author_facet Bottari , Camila
Valiza Davis, Catalina
author_sort Bottari , Camila
title The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation
title_short The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation
title_full The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation
title_fullStr The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation
title_full_unstemmed The bone remains of the archaeological site La Mesada (central plateau of Santa Cruz): a taphonomic approximation
title_sort bone remains of the archaeological site la mesada (central plateau of santa cruz): a taphonomic approximation
description In this paper the first results of taphonomic studies at La Mesada site are presented. The site is located in La María Archaeological Locality in the central plateau of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The environmental characteristics of this cave contemplate important fluctuations of the water levels and a high density of vegetation, factors that intervene actively in the formation of the archeological record. This is why, the main aim of this work focused, from a taphonomic perspective, on evaluating the composition, origin and processes that modified the faunal assemblage of the component from the middle Holocene. The bony elements were analyzed, of which Lama guanicoe was the most represented species. The surfaces were studied from a macroscopic approach, which allowed the recognition of different modification patterns, among which the differential coloration of the bone elements was distinguished. It highlights the action of water as the main taphonomic agent, this has not only modified the bone surfaces, but has also intervened in the destruction of bone specimens. However, what is analyzed here invite us to affirm that, although this assemblage is very affected, the main accumulating agent of the bone elements has been anthropic.
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
publishDate 2019
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/27490
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