The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría

We present archaeological evidence from the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz regarding the extinction of the Pleistocene fauna. The Pleistocene sites analyzed for this area are Cueva Tunel and Casa del Minero. They are located in La María archaeological locality. These sites show the contemporaneity be...

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Publicado: 2017
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Extinction
Patagonia
Pleistocene fauna
Zooarchaeology
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spelling paper:paper_07180209_v45_n2_p181_Paunero2023-06-08T15:43:08Z The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría Extinction Patagonia Pleistocene fauna Zooarchaeology We present archaeological evidence from the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz regarding the extinction of the Pleistocene fauna. The Pleistocene sites analyzed for this area are Cueva Tunel and Casa del Minero. They are located in La María archaeological locality. These sites show the contemporaneity between the first settlers of Patagonia and several extinct species: Hemiauchenia cf. paradoxa, Lama gracilis, Panthera onca mesembrina, Hippidion saldiasi, Megatherium americanum cf. and Arctotheirum sp. Present fauna such as Lama guanicoe, Rhea sp., Lycalopex griseus and Lycalopex sp. is also contemporary. All the information points to the fact that southern Patagonia had paleoenvironmental diversity, plurality of sites and different use patterns of wildlife during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. The use and consumption of the three species of camelids and the survival of Hippidion saldiasi in specific environments of the plateau is also highlighted. These issues are discussed taking into account available information relating to the early human occupation of the Southern Cone, as part of a growing methodological improvement that seeks to integrate different research avenues. 2017 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_07180209_v45_n2_p181_Paunero http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07180209_v45_n2_p181_Paunero
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic Extinction
Patagonia
Pleistocene fauna
Zooarchaeology
spellingShingle Extinction
Patagonia
Pleistocene fauna
Zooarchaeology
The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría
topic_facet Extinction
Patagonia
Pleistocene fauna
Zooarchaeology
description We present archaeological evidence from the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz regarding the extinction of the Pleistocene fauna. The Pleistocene sites analyzed for this area are Cueva Tunel and Casa del Minero. They are located in La María archaeological locality. These sites show the contemporaneity between the first settlers of Patagonia and several extinct species: Hemiauchenia cf. paradoxa, Lama gracilis, Panthera onca mesembrina, Hippidion saldiasi, Megatherium americanum cf. and Arctotheirum sp. Present fauna such as Lama guanicoe, Rhea sp., Lycalopex griseus and Lycalopex sp. is also contemporary. All the information points to the fact that southern Patagonia had paleoenvironmental diversity, plurality of sites and different use patterns of wildlife during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. The use and consumption of the three species of camelids and the survival of Hippidion saldiasi in specific environments of the plateau is also highlighted. These issues are discussed taking into account available information relating to the early human occupation of the Southern Cone, as part of a growing methodological improvement that seeks to integrate different research avenues.
title The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría
title_short The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría
title_full The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría
title_fullStr The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría
title_full_unstemmed The pleistocene fauna: Zooarchaeological evidence in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, the sites of la maría
title_sort pleistocene fauna: zooarchaeological evidence in the central plateau of santa cruz, the sites of la maría
publishDate 2017
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_07180209_v45_n2_p181_Paunero
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07180209_v45_n2_p181_Paunero
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