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

In 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, fore...

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Autores principales:	Alunni, Daniela Verónica, Gutiérrez, María A., Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier
Formato:	Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	Prometeus Press 2017
Materias:	GUANACO ACTUALISTIC TAPHONOMY TIERRA DEL FUEGO Historia Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/11336/63644 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/63644
Aporte de:	Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

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topic	GUANACO ACTUALISTIC TAPHONOMY TIERRA DEL FUEGO Historia Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES
spellingShingle	GUANACO ACTUALISTIC TAPHONOMY TIERRA DEL FUEGO Historia Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES Alunni, 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
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description	In 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.
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author	Alunni, Daniela Verónica Gutiérrez, María A. Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier
author_facet	Alunni, Daniela Verónica Gutiérrez, María A. Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier
author_sort	Alunni, Daniela Verónica
title	Natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications
title_short	Natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications
title_full	Natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications
title_fullStr	Natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications
title_full_unstemmed	Natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications
title_sort	natural accumulation and distribution of guanaco bones in the southernmost tip of tierra del fuego (argentina): taphonomic analysis and archaeological implications
publisher	Prometeus Press
publishDate	2017
url	http://hdl.handle.net/11336/63644 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/63644
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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

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