El registro faunístico del sitio Negro Muerto 3 (provincia de Río Negro): tafonomía y patrones de explotación
; Prates, Luciano Raúl
; González Venanzi, Lucio
; Di Lorenzo, Maitén Irma 
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09/2017
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Instituto de Estudios Históricos
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Comechingonia
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0326-7911
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2250-7728
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En el sitio arqueológico Negro Muerto 3, ubicado en el valle medio del río Negro, se recuperaron entierros humanos y diversos materiales (artefactos líticos, fragmentos de cerámica y restos faunísticos). El sitio fue interpretado como un área de uso residencial y mortuorio, ocupada durante el Holoceno tardío. En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del análisis de los materiales faunísticos, que incluyen valvas de moluscos, cáscaras de huevos y elementos óseos (de peces, reptiles, aves y mamíferos). El análisis muestra que el conjunto es de origen principalmente antrópico y que una parte importante de los restos fue ingresada para su consumo. Las evidencias de dinámica postdepositacional muestran escasa exposición superficial de los materiales, y una incidencia importante de precipitación de carbonato y raíces. Si bien las características generales del sitio sugieren un patrón de explotación de la fauna similar al de otros sitios de la región con cronologías cercanas (alta diversidad de especies de pequeño porte, propias del ambiente de valle), se señalan algunas diferencias. La nueva información generada en el trabajo es integrada a los modelos desarrollados previamente y, a partir de esto, se plantean nuevos interrogantes e hipótesis sobre los patrones de explotación de los recursos faunísticos.
Negro Muerto 3 archaeological site is located in the middle Negro river valley and consists of human burials and various archaeological cultural evidence (such as lithic, pottery sherds, and faunal remains). The site was interpreted as an area used both as residential base camp and as mortuary area, and was dated to the late Holocene. In this paper the results of the analysis of fauna (fresh water shells, eggshells and vertebrate bones) are presented. The vertebrate bone assemblage includes specimens of fishes, reptiles, birds and small, medium and large sized mammals. Several lines of evidence (presence of burning, cut marks and crushed bones) have been identified. The analysis of weathering indicates a short-term superficial exposure of the ensemble, and a high incidence of carbonate precipitation and root marks. Though main results of faunal analysis of NM3 show a similar pattern than emerged from other sites of the same region (e.g. high diversity of low-sized prey, and predominance of riverine species), large-sized mammals seems to have been relatively more significant. The new information generated in this paper is integrated with previous archaeological models and, on this basis, new questions and hypotheses regarding to the human exploitation of fauna are raised.
Negro Muerto 3 archaeological site is located in the middle Negro river valley and consists of human burials and various archaeological cultural evidence (such as lithic, pottery sherds, and faunal remains). The site was interpreted as an area used both as residential base camp and as mortuary area, and was dated to the late Holocene. In this paper the results of the analysis of fauna (fresh water shells, eggshells and vertebrate bones) are presented. The vertebrate bone assemblage includes specimens of fishes, reptiles, birds and small, medium and large sized mammals. Several lines of evidence (presence of burning, cut marks and crushed bones) have been identified. The analysis of weathering indicates a short-term superficial exposure of the ensemble, and a high incidence of carbonate precipitation and root marks. Though main results of faunal analysis of NM3 show a similar pattern than emerged from other sites of the same region (e.g. high diversity of low-sized prey, and predominance of riverine species), large-sized mammals seems to have been relatively more significant. The new information generated in this paper is integrated with previous archaeological models and, on this basis, new questions and hypotheses regarding to the human exploitation of fauna are raised.
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