Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones
Using the same space and resources by humans and carnivores often leads to the formation of complex faunal assemblages, in which the anatomical and taxonomic composition responds to the combined action of both agents. The aim of this paper is to present the results of actualistic research on the act...
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| author | Alvarez, María Clara Gonzalez, Mariela Edith Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel Gutierrez, Maria Amelia Massigoge, Agustina Rafuse, Daniel Joseph |
| author_facet | Alvarez, María Clara Gonzalez, Mariela Edith Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel Gutierrez, Maria Amelia Massigoge, Agustina Rafuse, Daniel Joseph |
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| description | Using the same space and resources by humans and carnivores often leads to the formation of complex faunal assemblages, in which the anatomical and taxonomic composition responds to the combined action of both agents. The aim of this paper is to present the results of actualistic research on the action of carnivores from the Argentina Pampean region and their implications for the regional archaeological record. Our current investigations involve naturalistic studies, developed in different environments (hills, lakes, coast, plains, and river valleys) and controlled experiments with captive predators. However, in this opportunity we will focus on the naturalistic information. In the Pampas, small carnivores (under 25 kg) predominate, such as the pampas fox, Geoffrey?s cat, lesser grison, and domestic dog. The naturalistic record consists of isolated bones, bone concentrations, carcasses and feces deposited by carnivores, being small mammals and birds the prevalent prey. The high percentage of marks registered in the hill environment (ca. 44%) suggests that in this sector of the landscape, carnivores played an important role in bone accumulation. As for the other environments, the frequencies of marks are significantly lower (between 10 and 15%). The archaeological record from corresponding environments in the region shows evidence of carnivore modification, indicating their contribution in the accumulation of faunal material, although the tooth marks frequencies are lower, as expected in assemblages mainly generated by humans. |
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| spelling | suquia-ffyh.1749032024-08-02T01:21:37Z Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones Alvarez, María Clara Gonzalez, Mariela Edith Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel Gutierrez, Maria Amelia Massigoge, Agustina Rafuse, Daniel Joseph SMALL CARNIVORES ACTUALISTIC RESEARCH PAMPEAN REGION BONE MODIFICATION https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6 Using the same space and resources by humans and carnivores often leads to the formation of complex faunal assemblages, in which the anatomical and taxonomic composition responds to the combined action of both agents. The aim of this paper is to present the results of actualistic research on the action of carnivores from the Argentina Pampean region and their implications for the regional archaeological record. Our current investigations involve naturalistic studies, developed in different environments (hills, lakes, coast, plains, and river valleys) and controlled experiments with captive predators. However, in this opportunity we will focus on the naturalistic information. In the Pampas, small carnivores (under 25 kg) predominate, such as the pampas fox, Geoffrey?s cat, lesser grison, and domestic dog. The naturalistic record consists of isolated bones, bone concentrations, carcasses and feces deposited by carnivores, being small mammals and birds the prevalent prey. The high percentage of marks registered in the hill environment (ca. 44%) suggests that in this sector of the landscape, carnivores played an important role in bone accumulation. As for the other environments, the frequencies of marks are significantly lower (between 10 and 15%). The archaeological record from corresponding environments in the region shows evidence of carnivore modification, indicating their contribution in the accumulation of faunal material, although the tooth marks frequencies are lower, as expected in assemblages mainly generated by humans. Fil: Alvarez, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina Fil: Gonzalez, Mariela Edith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina Fil: Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina Fil: Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina Fil: Gutierrez, Maria Amelia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina Fil: Massigoge, Agustina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina Fil: Rafuse, Daniel Joseph. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina 12° International Conference of Zooarchaeology San Rafael Argentina Museo de Historia Narural de San Rafael International Council for Archaeozoology 2014 2024-08-02T01:21:37Z 2024-08-02T01:21:37Z info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject info:ar-repo/semantics/documento de conferencia Congreso Book http://hdl.handle.net/11336/219097 Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones; 12° International Conference of Zooarchaeology; San Rafael; Argentina; 2014; 12-13 978-950-33-1139-4 CONICET Digital CONICET https://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/174903 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ application/pdf application/pdf Internacional International Council for Archaeozoology |
| spellingShingle | SMALL CARNIVORES ACTUALISTIC RESEARCH PAMPEAN REGION BONE MODIFICATION https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6 Alvarez, María Clara Gonzalez, Mariela Edith Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel Gutierrez, Maria Amelia Massigoge, Agustina Rafuse, Daniel Joseph Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones |
| title | Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones |
| title_full | Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones |
| title_fullStr | Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones |
| title_short | Bones in space: taphonomy and the pre-and post-depositional movement of bones |
| title_sort | bones in space taphonomy and the pre and post depositional movement of bones |
| topic | SMALL CARNIVORES ACTUALISTIC RESEARCH PAMPEAN REGION BONE MODIFICATION https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/219097 https://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/174903 |
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