A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz)
During a surface sampling of archaeological materials on a shellmidden in the Punta Medanosa locality, a fossil shark tooth clearly associated was recovered. The location of the shellmidden on a matrix of erosion dunes, seated on late Holocene cordons, allowed us to affirm that this finding correspo...
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I10-R372-article-194362024-11-04T18:48:36Z A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz) Un diente de tiburón fósil usado como objeto adorno-colgante en la localidad Arqueológica Punta Medanosa (costa norte de Santa Cruz) Zubimendi, Miguel Ángel Castro, Alicia Ambrústolo, Pablo Contreras, Carolina “Isurus” hastalis ecofact shellmidden personal adornment “Isurus” hastalis ecofacto conchero objeto de adorno personal During a surface sampling of archaeological materials on a shellmidden in the Punta Medanosa locality, a fossil shark tooth clearly associated was recovered. The location of the shellmidden on a matrix of erosion dunes, seated on late Holocene cordons, allowed us to affirm that this finding corresponded to a ecofact or biofact, that is, a natural product transported to this site. Subsequently, by means of macro and microscope laboratory analysis work, it was found that it was a modified artefact by polishing and notching, which would have allowed its use as a pendant, probably as a corporal adornment. In this note, a description of the recovered piece is presented, as well as the studies carried out to support its allocation as a corporal adornment. Durante los trabajos de muestreo de materiales arqueológicos en superficie en un conchero de la localidad Punta Medanosa se recuperó un diente fósil de tiburón, claramente asociado contextualmente a dichos restos. La ubicación del conchero sobre una matriz de dunas en erosión, asentado sobre cordones litorales del Holoceno tardío, permitieron afirmar que el hallazgo correspondía a un ecofacto, es decir, un producto natural que fue transportado desde donde afloran los fósiles hasta el sitio. Mediante trabajos de laboratorio, a nivel macro y microscópico, se constató que el ejemplar correspondía a un artefacto modificado mediante técnicas de pulido, probablemente en el marco de la confección de un objeto colgante para uso como adorno corporal. En esta nota se presenta una descripción de la pieza recuperada, así como los estudios que sustentan la identificación de las modificaciones antrópicas que confirman su caracterización como objeto adorno-colgante. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2019-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares Investigación básica Artigo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/19436 10.31048/1852.4826.v12.n1.19436 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019); 95-100 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 12 Núm. 1 (2019); 95-100 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 12 n. 1 (2019); 95-100 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v12.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/19436/23585 Derechos de autor 2019 Miguel Ángel Zubimendi, Alicia Castro, Pablo Ambrústolo, Carolina Contreras |
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“Isurus” hastalis ecofact shellmidden personal adornment “Isurus” hastalis ecofacto conchero objeto de adorno personal Zubimendi, Miguel Ángel Castro, Alicia Ambrústolo, Pablo Contreras, Carolina A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz) |
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“Isurus” hastalis ecofact shellmidden personal adornment “Isurus” hastalis ecofacto conchero objeto de adorno personal |
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Zubimendi, Miguel Ángel Castro, Alicia Ambrústolo, Pablo Contreras, Carolina |
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Zubimendi, Miguel Ángel Castro, Alicia Ambrústolo, Pablo Contreras, Carolina |
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Zubimendi, Miguel Ángel |
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A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz) |
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A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz) |
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A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz) |
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A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz) |
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A fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the Punta Medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of Santa Cruz) |
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fossil shark tooth used as a pendant at the punta medanosa archaeological locality (north coast of santa cruz) |
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During a surface sampling of archaeological materials on a shellmidden in the Punta Medanosa locality, a fossil shark tooth clearly associated was recovered. The location of the shellmidden on a matrix of erosion dunes, seated on late Holocene cordons, allowed us to affirm that this finding corresponded to a ecofact or biofact, that is, a natural product transported to this site. Subsequently, by means of macro and microscope laboratory analysis work, it was found that it was a modified artefact by polishing and notching, which would have allowed its use as a pendant, probably as a corporal adornment. In this note, a description of the recovered piece is presented, as well as the studies carried out to support its allocation as a corporal adornment. |
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