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Macroscopic and microbiological alterations of bird and small mammal bones buried in a Cerrado biome (south western Brazil)
Fecha
2012Registro en:
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, LONDON, v. 39, n. 5, pp. 1394-1400, MAY, 2012
0305-4403
10.1016/j.jas.2011.10.024
Autor
Pacheco, Mirian L. A. Forancelli
Villagran, Ximena S.
Martins, Gilson R.
Institución
Resumen
In this paper, we present the results of an experimental approach developed to study the macroscopic and microbiological alteration of bird and small mammal bones buried under a Cerrado biome. The first experiment evaluated the macroscopic alteration of cooked and fresh carcasses buried through the dry and rainy seasons. The second experiment analyzed the mycobiota associated to the decomposition of a complete bird that remained buried for almost a year. Results show that in tropical forest environments: 1) bone structure and pre-taphonomic factors determine its differential alteration by biochemical processes; 2) fungal populations associated to the decomposition of animal remains depend on soil chemistry and ecological dynamics; 3) even in a corrosive environment, bird bones are more capable of surviving to several mycological decomposition steps. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.