Campo Laborde: A Late Pleistocene giant ground sloth kill and butchering site in the Pampas by Politis, Gustavo Gabriel, Messineo, Pablo Geronimo, Stafford, Thomas W., Lindsey, Emily L.

“…Previous evidence from the Pampas region of Argentina suggested that this environment might have provided a refugium for the Holocene survival of several megamammals. …”
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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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Lithic Technology at Campo Laborde, an Early-Holocene Megamammal Hunting Site in the Pampean Region (Argentina) by Messineo, Pablo Geronimo

“…Kill/scavenge sites of megamammals in different parts of the world have provided extensive information on subsistence strategies, hunting techniques and technologies used. …”
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Pre-Columbian metallurgy – Evidence of pyrotechnical ceramics from Rincón Chico, Northwestern Argentina (Andes) by Hein, A., Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea, Kilikoglou, V.

“…Furthermore, the spot analysis of metal residues provided information about the processed metal.…”
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Reconstruction of Fire History Using ‘Dry’ Sediments, An Approach for Microcharcoal Studies from the Sierras Pampeanas, NW Argentina by Lindskoug, Henrik Bernhard, Marconetto, María Bernarda

“…Based on earlier researchers’ methods, guidelines to use microcharcoals in ‘dry’ sediments as a palaeoenvironmental proxy are provided. The procedures outlined include sampling/extraction in the field, preparations of the samples, laboratory analysis and quantification of the samples. …”
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Isotopic ecology and human palaeodiets in the lower basin of the Colorado River, Buenos Aires province, Argentina by Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo, Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier, Prates, Luciano Raúl

“…As a general trend, the results obtained from both C and N isotopic signals indicate a diet based on the consumption of protein provided by meat of terrestrial herbivores (e.g. artiodactyls) with the complement of fish. …”
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New records of Hippidion principale and Equus neogeus from Salado River (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) by Prado, José Luis, Alberdi, María Cristina, Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo, Crispiani, Héctor

“…These data increasing the record of Equidae in South America and provide new evidence about the chronological distribution. …”
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New Evidence of Ancient Mitochondrial DNA of the Southern Andes (Calchaquí Valleys, Northwest Argentina, 3,600–1,900 Years before Present) by Parolin, María Laura, Cortes, Leticia Ines, Basso, Nestor Guillermo, Scattolin, Maria Cristina

“…The fact that the Cajón Valley and Pampa Grande (Salta Province, Argentina) share a prevalence of haplogroup D1 could provide additional evidence to support possible genetic afffijinities between the valleys and the eastern sub-Andean region during the Formative Period in Northwest Argentina, expanding the archaeological evidence of contact between both populations.Future complete mitogenomic analysis will provide substantial information to formulate new hypotheses about the origins and phylogenetic relationships between the individuals of the Cajón Valley and other groups from the Andes, Gran Chaco, and the Amazon.…”
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Fossil horses from the late pleistocene of tapalqué creek (Buenos aires province, Argentina) by Prado, Jose Luis, Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo, Favier Dubois, Cristian Mario, Gómez, Gustavo Norberto, Steffan, Pamela Guillermina, Alberdi, María T.

“…These data increase the record of Equidae in South America and provide new evidence about the chronological and geographical distribution. …”
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Evaluating Intensity in the Processing of Guanaco (Lama Guanicoe) at the Lower Basin of the Colorado River (Argentina): Fragmentation Levels and Fracture Patterns Analysis by Stoessel, Luciana

“…The results of the application of this methodology that were obtained from the analysis of three late Holocene sites (La Primavera, Loma Ruiz 1 and El Tigre) are presented. These results provide new evidence not only for patterns of marrow and bone grease consumption but also for dealing with the subsistence model proposed for the study area. …”
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Taphonomic evaluation of penguin (Spheniscidae) remains at a shell-midden on the northern coast of Patagonia (San Matías Gulf, Río Negro, Argentina) by Borella, Florencia, Cruz, Isabel

“…The Bajada de los Pescadores (BP2) site, San Matías Gulf (Río Negro, Patagonia, Argentina), provides a case study that allows the origin of these deposits and their contents to be evaluated in terms of the exploitation of penguins and other marine resources by hunter-gatherers during the Late Holocene. …”
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Early to Middle Holocene subsistence strategies in the Pampas region: Evidence from the Arroyo Seco 2 site by Rafuse, Daniel Joseph

“…The zooarchaeological and taphonomic data presented here provides significant information for understanding the dynamics of multiple occupations at the site, as well as the transition in prey choice for Pampean hunter-gatherers during this time period; from megamammals to large and finally medium sized prey. …”
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Paleoenvironments and faunal extinctions: Analysis of the archaeological assemblages at the Paso Otero locality (Argentina) during the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene by Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Tonni, Eduardo Pedro

“…Paso Otero archaeological locality (Pampean region, Argentina) has provided detailed paleoenvironmental reconstructions and faunal assemblages from the Pleistocene/Holocene transition and Early Holocene. …”
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Strategies for Quartzitic Raw Materials Procurement in the Eastern Pampa-Patagonia Transition of Argentina during the Initial Late Holocene by Santos Valero, María Florencia, Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo

“…For this purpose, the information provided by the petrographic thin sections of quartzitic rocks, the represented artifactual categories, the weight of transported rocks and the stages of the chaînes operatoires were considered. …”
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The arrival of Homo sapiens into the Southern Cone at 14,000 years ago by Politis, Gustavo Gabriel, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Blasi, Adriana

“…The following paper provides a detailed overview of material remains found in the earliest cultural episodes at this multi-component site, dated between ca. 12,170 14C yrs B.P. …”
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Carcass utilization and bone modifications on guanaco killed by puma in northern Patagonia, Argentina by Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia

“…The light consumption of guanaco by the puma would provide a potential source for scavenging by other carnivores and humans.…”
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Exploring the culinary uses of Santa María and Belén painted vessels from the Late Intermediate Period in Catamarca, Argentina by Lantos, Irene Johanna, Palamarczuk, Valeria, Orgaz, Martín Alfonso, Ratto, Norma Rosa, Maier, Marta Silvia

“…These preliminary results provide insight into an alternative interpretation of Santa María and Belén vessel use.…”
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Reflections on contemporary ethnoarchaeology by Politis, Gustavo Gabriel

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So close, so far away: analysis of surnames in a town of twins (Cándido Godoi, Brazil) by de Oliveira, Marcelo Zagonel, Faccini, Lavínia Schüler, Demarchi, Dario, Alfaro, Emma L., Dipierri, José E., Veronez, Mauricio R., Cassel, Marlise Colling, Ribeiro, Alice Tagliani, Matte, Ursula Silveira, Ramallo, Virginia

“…With an adequate statistical methodology, surname analyses provided a close approximation of historic and socioeconomic background at the moment of colony settlement. …”
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Use of fauna in the traditional medicine of native Toba (qom) from the Argentine Gran Chaco region: an ethnozoological and conservationist approach by Martinez, Gustavo Javier

“…The ethnozoological perspective of this study provides an integral view of social and ecological elements that are useful for the protection and/or sustainable management of native species on a regional scale.…”
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