Carnivore activity assessment in a single secondary Burial from San Antonio Bay, Province of Río Negro
The action of carnivores on human remains has been scarcely addressed in bioarchaeological investigations in Patagonia. The incidence of this agent in human bodies has been explored mainly in forensic studies worldwide, which have developed a robust methodology possible to be applied to archaeologic...
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Taphonomy of human remains Carnivorous activity Secondary burial North Patagonian coast Tafonomía de restos humanos Actividad de carnívoros Entierro secundario Costa nordpatagónica |
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Taphonomy of human remains Carnivorous activity Secondary burial North Patagonian coast Tafonomía de restos humanos Actividad de carnívoros Entierro secundario Costa nordpatagónica Guichón Fernández, Rocío Borella, Florencia García Guraieb, Solana Carnivore activity assessment in a single secondary Burial from San Antonio Bay, Province of Río Negro |
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Taphonomy of human remains Carnivorous activity Secondary burial North Patagonian coast Tafonomía de restos humanos Actividad de carnívoros Entierro secundario Costa nordpatagónica |
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Guichón Fernández, Rocío Borella, Florencia García Guraieb, Solana |
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Guichón Fernández, Rocío Borella, Florencia García Guraieb, Solana |
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Guichón Fernández, Rocío |
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Carnivore activity assessment in a single secondary Burial from San Antonio Bay, Province of Río Negro |
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The action of carnivores on human remains has been scarcely addressed in bioarchaeological investigations in Patagonia. The incidence of this agent in human bodies has been explored mainly in forensic studies worldwide, which have developed a robust methodology possible to be applied to archaeological cases. This paper presents the analysis of an incomplete adult individual with carnivore modifications found in Centro Minero-Criadero de Ostras site (northern coast of San Matías Gulf, Río Negro), with a late Holocene chronology. It is a well preserved individual, of whom 25 elements were recovered, some with notable evidence of the actions of this agent. Given the characteristics and disposition of this secondary burial a preliminary interpretation of its formational history was advanced, suggesting that the carnivore modifications had occurred on the secondary burial when there was still fresh tissue present in it. Combining forensic models and taphonomic analyses of the type and location of carnivore damage, an alternative interpretation is introduced here. We suggest that the secondary burial was created using the remnant bones of a corpse that had been previously modified by carnivore action. These results favor the knowledge of the diversity of mortuary practices on the coast of the San Matías Gulf, while contributing to the characterization of carnivore damage in the bioarchaeological record in coastal dune environments. |
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I10-R319-article-293722023-03-21T17:12:10Z Carnivore activity assessment in a single secondary Burial from San Antonio Bay, Province of Río Negro Evaluación de la actividad de carnívoros en un entierro secundario individual en la Bahía San Antonio, Provincia de Rio Negro Avaliação da atividade carnívora em um enterro secundário individual na Baía de San Antonio, Província de Rio Negro Guichón Fernández, Rocío Borella, Florencia García Guraieb, Solana Taphonomy of human remains Carnivorous activity Secondary burial North Patagonian coast Tafonomía de restos humanos Actividad de carnívoros Entierro secundario Costa nordpatagónica The action of carnivores on human remains has been scarcely addressed in bioarchaeological investigations in Patagonia. The incidence of this agent in human bodies has been explored mainly in forensic studies worldwide, which have developed a robust methodology possible to be applied to archaeological cases. This paper presents the analysis of an incomplete adult individual with carnivore modifications found in Centro Minero-Criadero de Ostras site (northern coast of San Matías Gulf, Río Negro), with a late Holocene chronology. It is a well preserved individual, of whom 25 elements were recovered, some with notable evidence of the actions of this agent. Given the characteristics and disposition of this secondary burial a preliminary interpretation of its formational history was advanced, suggesting that the carnivore modifications had occurred on the secondary burial when there was still fresh tissue present in it. Combining forensic models and taphonomic analyses of the type and location of carnivore damage, an alternative interpretation is introduced here. We suggest that the secondary burial was created using the remnant bones of a corpse that had been previously modified by carnivore action. These results favor the knowledge of the diversity of mortuary practices on the coast of the San Matías Gulf, while contributing to the characterization of carnivore damage in the bioarchaeological record in coastal dune environments. La acción de los carnívoros sobre restos humanos presenta escasos antecedentes en las investigaciones bioarqueológicas patagónicas. La incidencia de este agente ha sido abordada principalmente en estudios forenses que han generado una robusta metodología aplicable a casos arqueológicos. Se presenta aquí el análisis de un individuo adulto incompleto con modificaciones generada por carnívoros, hallado en el sitio Centro Minero-Criadero de Ostras (costa norte del Golfo San Matías, Río Negro), con cronología del Holoceno tardío final. Se trata de un individuo representado por 25 elementos, en buen estado de preservación y algunos con notables evidencias del accionar carnívoro. Dadas las características de su disposición, un estudio previo presentó una interpretación preliminar de su formación que sugería que la acción de este agente había actuado sobre el paquete funerario con remanentes de tejido blando. Combinando los modelos forenses y los estudios tafonómicos del tipo y localización del daño provocado por carnívoros, se plantea aquí una interpretación alternativa que sugiere que el paquete secundario se habría conformado con los remanentes óseos modificados previamente por cánidos. Estos resultados favorecen al conocimiento de la diversidad de prácticas mortuorias en la costa del Golfo San Matías y del accionar de carnívoros en el registro bioarqueológico en ambientes de dunas litorales. A ação dos carnívoros sobre os restos humanos não está bem documentada na pesquisa bioarqueológica patagônica. A incidência deste agente tem sido abordada principalmente em estudos forenses que geraram uma metodologia robusta aplicável a casos arqueológicos. Apresentamos aqui a análise de um indivíduo adulto incompleto com modificações geradas por carnívoros, encontrada no Centro Minero-Criadero de Ostras (costa norte do Golfo de San Matías, Rio Negro), com uma cronologia do Holocénico tardio. Trata-se de um indivíduo representado por 25 elementos, em bom estado de conservação e alguns com notáveis evidências de atividade carnívora. Dadas as características de sua disposição, um estudo prévio apresentou uma interpretação preliminar de sua formação que sugeria que a ação deste agente havia atuado sobre o pacote funerário com restos de tecido mole. Combinando modelos forenses e estudos taphonômicos do tipo e localização de danos carnívoros, uma interpretação alternativa é proposta aqui, sugerindo que o pacote secundário teria sido formado por restos de ossos previamente modificados por canídeos. Estes resultados contribuem para nosso conhecimento da diversidade das práticas mortuárias na costa do Golfo de San Matías e das ações dos carnívoros no registro bioarqueológico em ambientes de dunas costeiras. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2021-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Texto application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/29372 10.37603/2250.7728.v25.n1.29372 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021): Comechingonia. Archaeology Journal.; 5-23 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 25 Núm. 1 (2021): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 5-23 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 25 n. 1 (2021): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 5-23 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v25.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/29372/30180 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 |