Taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by New World vultures and caracaras in Northwestern Patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites

Scavenger birds can feed on large- to small-sized vertebrates and may contribute in the formation of archaeological sites. To evaluate the modifications and dispersal patterns of bones produced by New World vulture and caracara from Northwestern Patagonia, samples of adult sheep, young sheep, and ha...

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Autores principales: Ballejo, Fernando, Fernández, Fernando Julián, Montalvo, Claudia I., De Santis, Luciano José María
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
Materias:
Arqueología
Bone dispersal
Taphonomy
Carcass
Scavenger birds
Northwestern Patagonia
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/137557
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Arqueología
Bone dispersal
Taphonomy
Carcass
Scavenger birds
Northwestern Patagonia
spellingShingle Arqueología
Bone dispersal
Taphonomy
Carcass
Scavenger birds
Northwestern Patagonia
Ballejo, Fernando
Fernández, Fernando Julián
Montalvo, Claudia I.
De Santis, Luciano José María
Taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by New World vultures and caracaras in Northwestern Patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites
topic_facet Arqueología
Bone dispersal
Taphonomy
Carcass
Scavenger birds
Northwestern Patagonia
description Scavenger birds can feed on large- to small-sized vertebrates and may contribute in the formation of archaeological sites. To evaluate the modifications and dispersal patterns of bones produced by New World vulture and caracara from Northwestern Patagonia, samples of adult sheep, young sheep, and hare carcasses were offered and subsequently analyzed. New World vultures and caracaras quickly fed on the samples. Taphonomic and bone dispersal patterns suggest two types of accumulations: (1) open-air sites with large and medium-sized vertebrates represented by complete, fractured, scratched, notched, and punctured elements and (2) rock shelter or cave sites dominated by small vertebrates represented by broken, corroded, fractured, and digested elements.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Ballejo, Fernando
Fernández, Fernando Julián
Montalvo, Claudia I.
De Santis, Luciano José María
author_facet Ballejo, Fernando
Fernández, Fernando Julián
Montalvo, Claudia I.
De Santis, Luciano José María
author_sort Ballejo, Fernando
title Taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by New World vultures and caracaras in Northwestern Patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites
title_short Taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by New World vultures and caracaras in Northwestern Patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites
title_full Taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by New World vultures and caracaras in Northwestern Patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites
title_fullStr Taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by New World vultures and caracaras in Northwestern Patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites
title_full_unstemmed Taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by New World vultures and caracaras in Northwestern Patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites
title_sort taphonomy and dispersion of bones scavenged by new world vultures and caracaras in northwestern patagonia: implications for the formation of archaeological sites
publishDate 2016
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/137557
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