The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina)

The aim of this work is to contribute with data and interpretations of the faunal composition of a household from Molinos I, temporarily located in the Regional Developments Period or Late Period of the Argentine northwest. A taphonomic oriented analysis is used in terms of observe modifications pro...

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Autores principales: Izeta, Andrés D., Urquiza, Silvana V., Baldini, Lidia
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Publicado: Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2009
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spelling I28-R145-1698_oai2025-11-17 Izeta, Andrés D. Urquiza, Silvana V. Baldini, Lidia 2009-11-02 The aim of this work is to contribute with data and interpretations of the faunal composition of a household from Molinos I, temporarily located in the Regional Developments Period or Late Period of the Argentine northwest. A taphonomic oriented analysis is used in terms of observe modifications produced by natural agents or processes like those conducted by action of the old settlers of this pre-Hispanic site. Also the presence of different taxa was analyzed. Among them the most frequent are artiodactyls and within this category the South American camelids prevail. An interpretation on camelid remains acquisition, use and handling among the old inhabitants of Structures 1 and 2 of the site is given. In sum, the study of Molinos I archaeofauna was focused considering the identified species, their frequency, the represented age classes, the fragmentation of the collection and the action of different processes like thermal alterations, among others. Through the analysis of the assemblage the presence of hunting oriented activities was identified, which predominate over the domestic animal assemblages. El propósito de este trabajo es el de aportar datos e interpretaciones de la composición faunística de dos recintos contiguos del sitio Molinos I, ubicado temporalmente en los primeros siglos del Período de Desarrollos Regionales o Tardío del noroeste argentino. Para ello se efectuó un análisis tafonómicamente orientado que tuvo en cuenta las modificaciones producidas en el conjunto faunístico tanto por agentes o procesos naturales como aquéllas efectuadas por acción de los antiguos pobladores del sitio. Asimismo, se analizó la presencia de distintos taxones, entre los que prevalecen los artiodáctilos y dentro de esta categoría los camélidos sudamericanos. Por ello se trata en detalle los resultados obtenidos del estudio de los restos de camélidos con el fin de ofrecer algunas interpretaciones sobre la obtención, uso y manejo de estos animales a partir de materiales de los Recintos 1 y 2 del sitio. En suma, se focalizó el estudio de la arqueofauna teniendo en cuenta las especies presentes, su proporción, las clases de edad representadas, la fragmentación del conjunto y la acción de distintos procesos como alteraciones térmicas, entre otros. A través del análisis del conjunto se pudo identificar la presencia de actividades orientadas a la caza, las cuales predominan sobre el conjunto de los animales domésticos. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/1698 spa Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/1698/1618 Arqueología; Vol. 15 (2009); 63-84 Arqueología; Vol. 15 (2009); 63-84 1853-8126 0327-5159 Zooarchaeology Regional Development Period South American camelids Zooarqueología Período de Desarrollos Regionales Camélidos sudamericanos The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina) La arqueofauna del Período Tardío en el NOA. Una aproximación desde los conjuntos del sitio Molinos I (provincia de Salta, Argentina) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=1698_oai
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topic Zooarchaeology
Regional Development Period
South American camelids
Zooarqueología
Período de Desarrollos Regionales
Camélidos sudamericanos
spellingShingle Zooarchaeology
Regional Development Period
South American camelids
Zooarqueología
Período de Desarrollos Regionales
Camélidos sudamericanos
Izeta, Andrés D.
Urquiza, Silvana V.
Baldini, Lidia
The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina)
topic_facet Zooarchaeology
Regional Development Period
South American camelids
Zooarqueología
Período de Desarrollos Regionales
Camélidos sudamericanos
description The aim of this work is to contribute with data and interpretations of the faunal composition of a household from Molinos I, temporarily located in the Regional Developments Period or Late Period of the Argentine northwest. A taphonomic oriented analysis is used in terms of observe modifications produced by natural agents or processes like those conducted by action of the old settlers of this pre-Hispanic site. Also the presence of different taxa was analyzed. Among them the most frequent are artiodactyls and within this category the South American camelids prevail. An interpretation on camelid remains acquisition, use and handling among the old inhabitants of Structures 1 and 2 of the site is given. In sum, the study of Molinos I archaeofauna was focused considering the identified species, their frequency, the represented age classes, the fragmentation of the collection and the action of different processes like thermal alterations, among others. Through the analysis of the assemblage the presence of hunting oriented activities was identified, which predominate over the domestic animal assemblages.
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author Izeta, Andrés D.
Urquiza, Silvana V.
Baldini, Lidia
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Urquiza, Silvana V.
Baldini, Lidia
author_sort Izeta, Andrés D.
title The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina)
title_short The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina)
title_full The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina)
title_fullStr The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed The archaeofauna of Northwestern Argentina’s Late Period. An approach from the Molinos I assemblages (Salta province, Argentina)
title_sort archaeofauna of northwestern argentina’s late period. an approach from the molinos i assemblages (salta province, argentina)
publisher Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
publishDate 2009
url https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/1698
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