Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina)

Palynological, palaeoparasitological and paleobotanical studies of coprolites found in archaeological sites from Perito Moreno National Park (47°57'S72°05'W) yielded information on diet, palaeoenvironment and health. These studies allowed adding evidence to the reconstruction of life histo...

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spelling paper:paper_02773791_v83_n_p143_Velazquez2023-06-08T15:26:00Z Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina) Coprolites Patagonia Pollen Seasonality Concentration values Coprolites Environmental conditions Multi variate analysis Palynological analysis Patagonia Pollen Seasonality Geology Natural sciences Plants (botany) coprolite diet fossil record habitat use paleobotany paleoecology palynology parasitology reconstruction seasonality ungulate Argentina Santa Cruz [Argentina] Palynological, palaeoparasitological and paleobotanical studies of coprolites found in archaeological sites from Perito Moreno National Park (47°57'S72°05'W) yielded information on diet, palaeoenvironment and health. These studies allowed adding evidence to the reconstruction of life history of the hunter-gatherers that inhabited Patagonia during the Holocene. We examined the season of the year when camelid Lama guanicoe coprolites (5400±64yr 14C BPto 9640±190yr 14C BP) were deposited at Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (site CCP7). The study used palynological evidence and comparison with pollen spectra of modern feces collected during summer, fall, winter and spring of 2010. The dominant types were: pollen of Nothofagus, Empetrum rubrum, Asteraceae subfam. Asteroideae, Nassauvia, Caryophyllaceae and Poaceae; fern spores; remains of Eimeria macusaniensis; and plant remains of Poaceae, Festuca pallescens, Stipa speciosa, Armeria maritima, Gaultheria mucronata and E. rubrum. Pollen spectra of modern and fossil feces were used for multivariate analysis. Coprolites associated to fall and winter modern feces. These results and those obtained from pollen concentration values and the presence of pollen types indicators of seasonality, allowed the determination of summer, fall and winter coprolites. However, caution must be taken with the seasonality results of coprolites dated earlier than 9000 years BP since the environmental conditions differed from now. The site was probably a camelid shelter during the unfavorable seasons.© 2013 Elsevier Ltd. 2014 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_02773791_v83_n_p143_Velazquez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02773791_v83_n_p143_Velazquez
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Coprolites
Patagonia
Pollen
Seasonality
Concentration values
Coprolites
Environmental conditions
Multi variate analysis
Palynological analysis
Patagonia
Pollen
Seasonality
Geology
Natural sciences
Plants (botany)
coprolite
diet
fossil record
habitat use
paleobotany
paleoecology
palynology
parasitology
reconstruction
seasonality
ungulate
Argentina
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
spellingShingle Coprolites
Patagonia
Pollen
Seasonality
Concentration values
Coprolites
Environmental conditions
Multi variate analysis
Palynological analysis
Patagonia
Pollen
Seasonality
Geology
Natural sciences
Plants (botany)
coprolite
diet
fossil record
habitat use
paleobotany
paleoecology
palynology
parasitology
reconstruction
seasonality
ungulate
Argentina
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
topic_facet Coprolites
Patagonia
Pollen
Seasonality
Concentration values
Coprolites
Environmental conditions
Multi variate analysis
Palynological analysis
Patagonia
Pollen
Seasonality
Geology
Natural sciences
Plants (botany)
coprolite
diet
fossil record
habitat use
paleobotany
paleoecology
palynology
parasitology
reconstruction
seasonality
ungulate
Argentina
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
description Palynological, palaeoparasitological and paleobotanical studies of coprolites found in archaeological sites from Perito Moreno National Park (47°57'S72°05'W) yielded information on diet, palaeoenvironment and health. These studies allowed adding evidence to the reconstruction of life history of the hunter-gatherers that inhabited Patagonia during the Holocene. We examined the season of the year when camelid Lama guanicoe coprolites (5400±64yr 14C BPto 9640±190yr 14C BP) were deposited at Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (site CCP7). The study used palynological evidence and comparison with pollen spectra of modern feces collected during summer, fall, winter and spring of 2010. The dominant types were: pollen of Nothofagus, Empetrum rubrum, Asteraceae subfam. Asteroideae, Nassauvia, Caryophyllaceae and Poaceae; fern spores; remains of Eimeria macusaniensis; and plant remains of Poaceae, Festuca pallescens, Stipa speciosa, Armeria maritima, Gaultheria mucronata and E. rubrum. Pollen spectra of modern and fossil feces were used for multivariate analysis. Coprolites associated to fall and winter modern feces. These results and those obtained from pollen concentration values and the presence of pollen types indicators of seasonality, allowed the determination of summer, fall and winter coprolites. However, caution must be taken with the seasonality results of coprolites dated earlier than 9000 years BP since the environmental conditions differed from now. The site was probably a camelid shelter during the unfavorable seasons.© 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
title Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_short Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_full Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_fullStr Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: Seasonality in the use of the site Cerro Casa de Piedra 7 (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
title_sort palynological analysis of camelid coprolites: seasonality in the use of the site cerro casa de piedra 7 (santa cruz, argentina)
publishDate 2014
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_02773791_v83_n_p143_Velazquez
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02773791_v83_n_p143_Velazquez
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