Zooarchaeology and taphonomy of stratified open-air sites in northwestern Patagonia during the Late Holocene
The zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of the Cañadón Achicó 1/87, Shimmel 1 y 2 y El Manantial 1/88 sites, is presented. These ensembles correspond to stratified open-air sites, located in the upper and middle basin of the Limay River in northwest Patagonia. The archaeofaunistic materials come...
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Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/46228 |
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| Sumario: | The zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of the Cañadón Achicó 1/87, Shimmel 1 y 2 y El Manantial 1/88 sites, is presented. These ensembles correspond to stratified open-air sites, located in the upper and middle basin of the Limay River in northwest Patagonia. The archaeofaunistic materials come from human occupations during the Late Holocene. The action of different processes and natural agents differentially affected each archaeofaunistic ensemble. In addition, moderate preservation conditions were observed. The remains were linked to exposure and re-exposition processes after burial. As a general trend, it was recorded that the distribution of specimens affected by natural agents and processes varied, in part, with stratigraphic depth. Lama guanicoe was the taxa most exploited by the human groups. It was complemented with the exploitation of Conepatus chinga, Chaetophractus villosus and Zaedyus pichiy. In Shimmel 1 and 2, the exotic domestic taxa Ovis orientalis aries would not have been part of the indigenous subsistence. Comparison with archaeofaunistic analyzes carried out at sites in the study area indicated that there are no taphonomic agents that exclusively affect rock shelters or open-air sites. |
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