Death seasonality determination from pinnipeds teeth: the Cueva del Negro site case (Argentine Patagonia)
; Crespo, Enrique Alberto 
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01/2019
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Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
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Arqueología (Buenos Aires)
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En este trabajo se presentan los primeros resultados de los estudios de estacionalidad de muerte obtenidos sobre 18 dientes de pinnípedos (Otaria flavescens) recuperados en el sitio Cueva del Negro (costa norte de la provincia de Santa Cruz, Patagonia Argentina). Los mencionados análisis nos permitieron plantear un potencial patrón de captura de dichas presas y forma de uso de un espacio puntual. Las tendencias preliminares sugieren una explotación de pinnípedos orientada hacia el verano e inicios de otoño, más precisamente entre los meses de enero y abril. Ello reflejaría una marcada estacionalidad en relación con el aprovisionamiento de las presas, lo que podría explicarse en función de las estrategias de movilidad y modo de subsistencia de los grupos humanos que habitaron el área. En este sentido, los resultados se discuten en función de información paleodietaria y los antecedentes arqueológicos disponibles.
In this article, we present the first results on age and season of death from South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) hunted by hunter-gatherers at the Cueva del Negro site (northern coast of the Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina). Age and season of death was determined by growth-layer analysis in sea lion teeth. This analysis, allowed us to suggest potential aboriginal hunting strategies regarding the capture of these pinnipeds. Our results indicate that sea lions were hunted between summer and early fall, more precisely between January and April. This would reflect a marked seasonality in relation to sea lion availability, which could be explained in terms of mobility and subsistence strategies of the human groups that inhabited the area. In this sense, our results are discussed taking into consideration paleodietary data and the existing archaeological studies.
In this article, we present the first results on age and season of death from South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) hunted by hunter-gatherers at the Cueva del Negro site (northern coast of the Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina). Age and season of death was determined by growth-layer analysis in sea lion teeth. This analysis, allowed us to suggest potential aboriginal hunting strategies regarding the capture of these pinnipeds. Our results indicate that sea lions were hunted between summer and early fall, more precisely between January and April. This would reflect a marked seasonality in relation to sea lion availability, which could be explained in terms of mobility and subsistence strategies of the human groups that inhabited the area. In this sense, our results are discussed taking into consideration paleodietary data and the existing archaeological studies.
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