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Guanaco bone piles from the Pampas region (Argentina) and their implications for hunter-gatherer subsistence

dc.creatorAlvarez, María Clara
dc.creatorMessineo, Pablo Geronimo
dc.creatorKaufmann, Cristian Ariel
dc.date2018-05-20
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-06T18:33:00Z
dc.date.available2021-04-06T18:33:00Z
dc.identifierAlvarez, María Clara; Messineo, Pablo Geronimo; Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel; Guanaco bone piles from the Pampas region (Argentina) and their implications for hunter-gatherer subsistence; Liverpool University Press; Hunter Gatherer Research; 3; 2; 20-5-2018; 289-321
dc.identifier2056-3264
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/64171
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dc.identifier.urihttp://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/64171
dc.descriptionSix hunter-gatherer archaeological sites from the Pampas region (Argentina) are characterised by ?bone piles? dominated by guanaco bones. These assemblagesare dated to the Middle and Late Holocene and their study contributes to theunderstanding of hunter-gatherer subsistence, especially in periods like these when diet was highly oriented to the consumption of guanaco. This article discusses assemblages with bone piles, with a special focus on the site Empalme Querandíes 1. This is a base camp where a wide variety of resources was exploited. Of particular interest at this site is the presence of two bone piles, mainly composed of complete guanaco bones. These features are associated with at least two different chronological events that took place during the Late Holocene. Analyses conducted on specimens from the bone piles show that they were deposited in palustrine environments, the elements were highly articulated, the time of burial was short, and they correspond to guanacos of different ages. Taking into account the cultural context, the association of the elements, and the presence of human modifications, it is proposed that both bone piles had an anthropogenic origin. Their presence could be the result of cooperative hunting and the premature abandonment of the base camp because of unpredictable situations or mobility decisions.
dc.descriptionFil: Alvarez, María Clara. 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: Messineo, Pablo Geronimo. 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: Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel. 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
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherLiverpool University Press
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3828/hgr.2017.14
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3828/hgr.2017.14
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectBONE PILES
dc.subjectGUANACO BONES
dc.subjectPAMPAS REGION
dc.subjectTAPHONOMY
dc.subjectHistoria
dc.subjectHistoria y Arqueología
dc.subjectHUMANIDADES
dc.titleGuanaco bone piles from the Pampas region (Argentina) and their implications for hunter-gatherer subsistence
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