Faunal remains from Tembrao archaeological site (Río Negro province, Argentina)
The results of the faunal analysis of Tembrao, an archaeological site located in a small valley at the foot of the Somuncurá plateau (Rio Negro province), are presented in this paper. The site is located in a dune, on both sides of the Tembrao stream. The presence of pottery and one radiocarbon date...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/17257 |
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| Sumario: | The results of the faunal analysis of Tembrao, an archaeological site located in a small valley at the foot of the Somuncurá plateau (Rio Negro province), are presented in this paper. The site is located in a dune, on both sides of the Tembrao stream. The presence of pottery and one radiocarbon date of a Lama guanicoe bone, place the chronology of the site in final Late Holocene. The faunal assemblage consists mainly of mammalian bone remains, principally artiodactyls: in particular, it is proposed that the remains of sheep were deposited by modern occupations of Tembrao site, while the guanacos would have been the main prey of the pre-hispanic hunter-gatherers. Finally, the availability of fauna resources nearby the site, especially guanacos on the Somuncurá plateau, and the implications of the presence of foreign elements are discussed. |
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