Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks

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Paso Otero 4 (PO4) is an archaeological site located in the Pampean region of Argentina. The site corresponds to a hunter-gatherers base-camp occupied in different periods of the Early and the Middle Holocene. During the faunal analyses, 13 specimens assigned to Conepatus were identified. These bone...

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Autor principal: Álvarez, M. Clara
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Publicado: Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2016
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Pampean region
Paso Otero 4 site
Conepatus chinga
butchery evidence
human tooth marks
Región pampeana
Sitio Paso Otero 4
Evidencias de procesamiento
Marcas de diente antrópicas
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spelling I28-R145-2233_oai2025-11-17 Álvarez, M. Clara 2016-05-09 Paso Otero 4 (PO4) is an archaeological site located in the Pampean region of Argentina. The site corresponds to a hunter-gatherers base-camp occupied in different periods of the Early and the Middle Holocene. During the faunal analyses, 13 specimens assigned to Conepatus were identified. These bones present evidence of human butchery as well as tooth marks produced by predators. The main goal of this study is to present the information about Conepatus bones from PO4 site and to describe the tooth marks in these specimens in order to determine which agent originated them. These marks were described both qualitative and quantitatively. The damage pattern coincides with that generated by humans during prey consumption, as described in ethnoarchaeological and experimental studies. Pits were measured through the analyses of digital pictures. While these measures are consistent with a human agent, they also overlap with modifications produced by carnivorous mammals. Finally, Conepatus specimens were also identified in other sites of the Pampean region. In these cases, detailed analyses of tooth marks could be evidence of human consumption of this as well as other small species, when other evidence is absent. Paso Otero 4 (PO4) es un sitio arqueológico localizado en la región pampeana argentina. El mismo corresponde a un campamento ocupado por cazadores-recolectores en diferentes momentos del Holoceno temprano y medio. Durante el análisis de los restos faunísticos del sitio se identificaron 13 especímenes del género Conepatus, los cuales presentaban evidencias de procesamiento antrópico y marcas de dientes. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar la información disponible acerca de los huesos de Conepatus del sitio y describir las marcas de dientes relevadas en los especímenes para determinar el agente que las originó. Dichas trazas se describieron cualitativa y cuantitativamente. El patrón de estos daños coincide con las marcas producidas por los seres humanos durante el consumo, las cuales fueron relevadas en estudios experimentales y etnoarqueológicos. Se midieron los hoyuelos por medio de fotografías digitales. Si bien las medidas son coincidentes con el agente humano, también se solapan con las modificaciones generadas por mamíferos carnívoros de distintos tamaños. Finalmente, en otros sitios de la región se han identificado especímenes de Conepatus, en su mayoría sin evidencias de procesamiento. En estos casos, el análisis detallado de las marcas podría constituir una evidencia del aprovechamiento antrópico de esta u otras especies, de porte pequeño, ante la ausencia de otros criterios. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/2233 10.34096/arqueologia.t21.n2.2233 spa Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/2233/1895 Arqueología; Vol. 21 No. 2 (2015): May-August; 177-192 Arqueología; Vol. 21 Núm. 2 (2015): mayo-agosto; 177-192 1853-8126 0327-5159 Pampean region Paso Otero 4 site Conepatus chinga butchery evidence human tooth marks Región pampeana Sitio Paso Otero 4 Conepatus chinga Evidencias de procesamiento Marcas de diente antrópicas Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks Consumo de Conepatus chinga en el sitio Paso Otero 4 (Región Pampeana, Argentina): huellas de procesamiento y marcas de dientes antrópicas 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=2233_oai
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topic Pampean region
Paso Otero 4 site
Conepatus chinga
butchery evidence
human tooth marks
Región pampeana
Sitio Paso Otero 4
Conepatus chinga
Evidencias de procesamiento
Marcas de diente antrópicas
spellingShingle Pampean region
Paso Otero 4 site
Conepatus chinga
butchery evidence
human tooth marks
Región pampeana
Sitio Paso Otero 4
Conepatus chinga
Evidencias de procesamiento
Marcas de diente antrópicas
Álvarez, M. Clara
Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks
topic_facet Pampean region
Paso Otero 4 site
Conepatus chinga
butchery evidence
human tooth marks
Región pampeana
Sitio Paso Otero 4
Conepatus chinga
Evidencias de procesamiento
Marcas de diente antrópicas
description Paso Otero 4 (PO4) is an archaeological site located in the Pampean region of Argentina. The site corresponds to a hunter-gatherers base-camp occupied in different periods of the Early and the Middle Holocene. During the faunal analyses, 13 specimens assigned to Conepatus were identified. These bones present evidence of human butchery as well as tooth marks produced by predators. The main goal of this study is to present the information about Conepatus bones from PO4 site and to describe the tooth marks in these specimens in order to determine which agent originated them. These marks were described both qualitative and quantitatively. The damage pattern coincides with that generated by humans during prey consumption, as described in ethnoarchaeological and experimental studies. Pits were measured through the analyses of digital pictures. While these measures are consistent with a human agent, they also overlap with modifications produced by carnivorous mammals. Finally, Conepatus specimens were also identified in other sites of the Pampean region. In these cases, detailed analyses of tooth marks could be evidence of human consumption of this as well as other small species, when other evidence is absent.
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title Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks
title_short Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks
title_full Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks
title_fullStr Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks
title_full_unstemmed Consumption of Conepatus chinga in Paso Otero 4 site (Pampean region, Argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks
title_sort consumption of conepatus chinga in paso otero 4 site (pampean region, argentina): butchery evidence and human tooth marks
publisher Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
publishDate 2016
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