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Natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications

dc.creatorAlunni, Daniela Verónica
dc.creatorGutiérrez, María A.
dc.creatorZangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier
dc.date2017-12
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-06T18:33:13Z
dc.date.available2021-04-06T18:33:13Z
dc.identifierAlunni, Daniela Verónica; Gutiérrez, María A.; Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier; Natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications; Prometeus Press; Journal of Taphonomy; 15; 1-3; 12-2017; 59-76
dc.identifier1696-0815
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/63644
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dc.identifier.urihttp://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/63644
dc.descriptionIn this study we evaluate modern accumulation, dispersion and preservation patterns of guanaco bones (Lama guanicoe) and discuss their implications for the zooarchaeological record of coastal Tierra del Fuego in southern South America. We surveyed four environmental units: the supra-tidal zone, forests, grasslands, and peat bogs. The guanaco assemblages consist of both disarticulated and articulated bones, most represented by limbs and heads (only two nearly complete carcasses were recorded). Natural processes such as marine abrasion largely affected the preservation of specimens, while weathering is a conspicuous effect observed on bones from the forest. Age and sex profiles, as well as variability in preservation, reflect attritional deaths in different time periods. The guanaco seems to be found regularly along the southeast coasts, being an available resource for coastal and marine hunter-gatherers with relatively narrow foraging ranges. The presence of guanaco is higher during autumn and winter. Bone remains are subject to vertical migration in peat bogs, grasslands and other soft substrates, allowing time-averaging of faunal assemblage formations.
dc.descriptionFil: Alunni, Daniela Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Gutiérrez, María A.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPrometeus Press
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.journaltaphonomy.com/JT-articles/2017/issue1-2017-abstract.htm
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dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectGUANACO
dc.subjectACTUALISTIC TAPHONOMY
dc.subjectTIERRA DEL FUEGO
dc.subjectHistoria
dc.subjectHistoria y Arqueología
dc.subjectHUMANIDADES
dc.titleNatural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications
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