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At the Feet of the Fortress: Analysis of Inka Period (ca. AD 1430-1536) Archaeofaunal Assemblages from Residential Unit 1 (RU1), Pucara de Tilcara (Jujuy, Argentina)
(Public Library of Science, 2016-10)
This paper reports the results of a zooarchaeological analysis conducted on the occupation layer of a compound structure (Residential Unit 1) of the Pucara de Tilcara archaeological site (Jujuy Province, northwestern ...
Bone pathologies in a modern collection of guanaco (Lama guanicoe): Contributions to the interpretation of bone lesions in archeological contexts
(Elsevier, 2012-12)
Research on animal paleopathology has significantly grown in the field of zooarchaeology during the last years. Usually bone lesions have been associated to specific activities carried out by animals. However, the etiology ...
Contextual pottery and faunal analysis in the Pre-Inca site of El Pobladito
(Springer, 2017)
In order to contribute to the knowledge of the Regional Developments Period (RDP) of Quebrada de Humahuaca, we address the study of El Pobladito’s Enclosure 2 through pottery and zooarchaeological analyses. El Pobladito ...
Longitudinal Taphonomic Studies of Mammal Carcasses from the Rio Salado Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
(Society of Ethnobiology, 2016-01-11)
Taphonomic studies aid in understanding the transition of organic matter from living contexts (the biosphere) to geological contexts (the lithosphere), and how agents and processes affect skeletal remains in the archaeological ...
Macroscopic and microbiological alterations of bird and small mammal bones buried in a Cerrado biome (south western Brazil)
(ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDLONDON, 2012)
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 ...
Human predation on pinnipeds in the Beagle Channel
(Nova Science Publishers, 2014)
The model established for subsistence patterns of hunter-gatherer societies which inhabited the islands located southwards Tierra del Fuego argues that pinnipeds constituted the most important food resource. This general ...
Micromammal taphonomy and site formation process of Nutria Mansa 1 archaeological site (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018-09)
This paper presents the results of the taphonomic analysis of the micromammal bone remains recovered from Nutria Mansa 1 (NM1), an archaeological site located in the Pampean plains, Argentina. This campsite was occupied ...
Human Processing of Rodents in Patagonia: The Relevance of Historical and Ethnographical Data for Archaeological Interpretations
(Iris Publishers, 2019-02)
The consumption of small mammals was a widespread practice between indigenous societies worldwide. Modern taphonomic studies carried out upon bone assemblages from archaeological sites in northern Patagonia (Argentina) ...
Turning a rock shelter into a home. Neanderthal use of space in Abric Romaní levels M and O
Bone refits can be a useful tool to understand the archaeological assemblages. From a taphonomic point of view, they have been used to reinforce some aspects related to the formation processes of the sites. However, they ...