Modern Bone Distribution in the Pampas of Argentina: Taphonomic Implications for the Regional Archaeological Record by Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Massigoge, Agustina, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Alvarez, María Clara

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Taphonomic Effects of a Grassland Fire on a Modern Faunal Sample and its Implications for the Archaeological Record by Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph

“…The main objective of this paper is to characterize the pattern of thermal alteration in a sample of modern bones collected after a natural grassland fire in the Pampas region (Argentina). …”
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Bone pathologies in a modern collection of guanaco (Lama guanicoe): Contributions to the interpretation of bone lesions in archeological contexts by Flensborg, Gustavo Ariel, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel

“…For this purpose, we analyze the health status of a modern collection of guanaco by recording a series of indicators and its manifestation in different anatomical units. …”
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Taphonomy of modern communal burrow systems of the Plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus, Chinchillidae) in the Pampas region of Argentina: implications for the fossil record by Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina

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Thorn lesions in a modern osteological collection of guanaco (Lama guanicoe): a new paleoenviromental proxy and its implications for archaeofaunal assemblages by Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Flensborg, Gustavo Ariel

“…This paper provides detailed analysis of thorn lesions found in lower limb elements of a modern osteological collection of guanaco (Lama guanicoe). …”
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Isotopic Ecology in Modern and Holocene Populations of Pampas Deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) from Eastern Central Argentina.... by Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Merino, Mariano Lisandro, Vitale, Paula, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Messineo, Pablo Geronimo, Alvarez, María Clara, Bocherens, Hervé

“…The following paper presents the first investigation on the isotopic ecology (δ13Ccollagen; δ15Ncollagen) of modern populations of Pampas deer. The information obtained is compared with new δ13C and δ15N data of Pampas deer bones recovered from archaeological sites in the Central Pampean Dunefields (Inland Pampa phytogeographic area) and with previously published archeofaunistic isotope data for sites from eastern central Argentina. …”
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Differential Bone Survivorship and Ontogenetic Development in Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) by Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel

“…In the first place, density analysis was carried out from selected bones of modern individuals corresponding to different age classes. …”
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Beached penguins on the Atlantic Coast in the Pampas region of Argentina: Taphonomic analysis and implications for the archaeological record by Massigoge, Agustina, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Alvarez, María Clara, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto

“…This study evaluates a modern natural deposit of Magellanic penguin remains in the coast of the Pampas region, and discusses the regional availability of this resource for prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations, as well as the potential for the natural incorporation of this species into the archaeological record. …”
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Armadillos as taphonomic agents of archaeological sites in the Pampas Region, Argentina by Alvarez, María Clara, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Bellinzoni, Jonathan, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel

“…Their burrows generate vertical and horizontal movement of archeological and modern materials, creating anomalous associations, both on the surface, as well as at the deep levels of a site. …”
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The role of small carnivores in the movement of bones: implications for the Pampas archaeofaunal record, Argentina by Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Massigoge, Agustina, Alvarez, María Clara

“…This information demonstrates that this agent plays an active role in the formation of modern bone assemblages in the Pampas region and provides a frame of reference for exploring interpretations about the low percentages of carnivore activity recorded in the archaeological record of the region. …”
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Sexual dimorphism in guanacos (Lama guanicoe). An osteometric evaluation of postcranial elements by Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, L´Heureux, Gabriela Lorena

“…In addition, we assess in this paper the existence and magnitude of the postcranial sex-related morphometric differences in a sample of modern guanaco specimens from Cinco Chañares, Río Negro, Argentina. …”
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Primeros datos isotópicos (δ13Ccol, δ15N) de una población moderna de guanaco en el Monte de Patagonia nororiental: Implicancias paleoecológicas y arqueológicas by Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Vitale, Paula, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel

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Ten years of actualistic taphonomic research in the Pampas region of Argentina: Contributions to regional archaeology by Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel

“…After ten years of systematic research we contributed to identify the potential mixture between modern bones and the archaeological record in relation to the environment; to determine bone preservation biases according to the properties of the record; to recognize agents responsible of bone accumulation and alteration; and to establish diagnostic criteria in order to differentiate cultural from natural patterns.…”
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Estimación de la edad de muerte de guanacos juveniles a partir de las dimensiones de los huesos largos no fusionados. estructura de edad y estacionalidad en el campo volcánico de p... by L'heureux, Gabriela Lorena, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel

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Dimorfismo sexual en pelvis de Lama guanicoe (Artiodactyla, Camelidae): un caso de aplicación en el sitio Paso Otero 1 (partido de Necochea) by Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Alvarez, María Clara, L'Heureux, Lorena, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia

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Estimación de la edad de guanaco (Lama guanicoe) a partir de los dientes incisivos: un aporte metodológico para la construcción de perfiles de mortalidad by Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Alvarez, María Clara, Perez, Sergio Ivan

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Indicadores de edad en huesos de pingüinos patagónicos (Spheniscus magellanicus). Aportes para la discusión sobre la explotación de áreas de nidificación by Cruz, Isabel, Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Recofsky, Marcos, Alvarez, María Clara, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia

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