Zooarchaeological analysis of Álvarez 4 site (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina). A contribution to the study of the subsistence of the human groups in the Limay river middle basin during the Late Holocene
This study presents a zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of Álvarez 4 site, a rockshelter located in the middle basin of the Limay river, northwestern Patagonia, Río Negro province, Argentina. Faunistic remains come from Period I (1100 ± 70 14C BP), Period II (210 ± 90 14C BP), the anthropica...
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/9915 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=9915_oai |
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| Sumario: | This study presents a zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of Álvarez 4 site, a rockshelter located in the middle basin of the Limay river, northwestern Patagonia, Río Negro province, Argentina. Faunistic remains come from Period I (1100 ± 70 14C BP), Period II (210 ± 90 14C BP), the anthropically altered square C3 and the Surface Layer (210 ± 90 14C BP). A low incidence of postdepositional processes was determined. The action of other taphonomic processes such as sedimentary disturbance due to anthropic causes and possible bone migration was recorded. A notable part of the remains entered the site as a discard of human food and tool manufacture. Lama guanicoe was the most exploited taxon in the site, although with some variations across the sequence. In C3, the exploitation of Leopardus sp. was recorded. In Period I, the taxa Diplodon chilensis, Lama guanicoe, Conepatus chinga and Chaetophractus villosus were exploited. In Period II, the incorporation of various taxa (Rhea pennata, Lycalopex gymnocercus, Zaedyus pichiy, Lagidium viscacia and unidentified Caviinae) suggests a broader diet. The exotic fauna found in the Surface Layer, Ovis orientalis aries and Lepus europaeus, were not included in the human economy. |
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