Artículo
Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record
Fernández, Fernando Julián
; del Papa, Luis Manuel
; Mange, Emiliano
; Teta, Pablo Vicente
; Crivelli, Eduardo Adrian
; Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.
Fecha de publicación:
01/2016
Editorial:
Elsevier
Revista:
Quaternary International
ISSN:
1040-6182
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
The faunal content from Epullán Chica archaeological site (ECh, thereafter), a small cave located in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, was studied from taphonomic and paleoenvironmental points of view. This cave is placed in the ecotone between Monte desert and the Patagonian steppe, in the middle Limay River basin, was occupied since the end of the Late Holocene. Zooarchaeological evidence retrieved from ECh is diverse, including fresh-water mollusk shells (Diplodon chilensis), eggshell and bone fragments of Rheidae, bones and teeth of large (Lama guanicoe), medium (e.g., Chaetophractus villosus, Conepatus chinga), and micro-sized (several species of sigmodontine and caviomorph rodents) mammals. Most of the recorded taxa were the result of human exploitation. However, owl pellets preserved in the sediments, and other taphonomic signatures, clearly indicate that avian predators are responsible for part of the micromammal record. Micromammal abundances during the last 2.2 ka BP are suggestive of a relative environmental stability around ECh, at least until the beginning of the last century. In this sense, Late Holocene landscapes were dominated by open steppe areas and large rocky outcrops, with minor changes in humidity and temperature during this period.
Palabras clave:
Taphonomy
,
Paleoenvironments
,
Late Holocene
,
Limay River
,
Human Economy
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Articulos(CCT - LA PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
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Articulos de INSTITUTO DE DIVERSIDAD Y EVOLUCION AUSTRAL
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE DIVERSIDAD Y EVOLUCION AUSTRAL
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Articulos de INVESTIGACIONES ARQUEOLOGICAS Y PALEONTOLOGICAS DEL CUATERNARIO PAMPEANO
Articulos de INVESTIGACIONES ARQUEOLOGICAS Y PALEONTOLOGICAS DEL CUATERNARIO PAMPEANO
Citación
Fernández, Fernando Julián; del Papa, Luis Manuel; Mange, Emiliano; Teta, Pablo Vicente; Crivelli, Eduardo Adrian; et al.; Human subsistence and environmental stability during the last 2200 years in Epullán Chica cave (northwestern Patagonia, Argentina): A perspective from the zooarchaeological record; Elsevier; Quaternary International; 391; 1-2016; 38-50
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