Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis

Autores
Fernández, Pablo Marcelo; Cruz, Isabel; Belardi, Juan Bautista; de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor; Muñoz, Andres Sebastian
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
We use published zooarchaeological evidence to discuss the various hypotheses concerning the past distribution of huemuls in Patagonia, southern South America. We then use these data to evaluate the interactions between this cervid and hunter-gatherers during the Holocene. The zooarchaeological record shows that huemul mainly inhabited forested and forest-steppe ecotonal environments during the Holocene. Huemul were hunted in exceptional circumstances during the early occupation of Patagonia. Its presence in the zooarchaeological record of South Patagonia increases after 9500 BP and is more frequent after 2200 BP. However, the taxonomic contribution of the species' bone remains to the archaeological record is always low. The few assemblages where there are a high number of huemul bones would have been the result of opportunistic hunting episodes. This in turn suggests that hunting of huemul had little or no influence on the animal's regional distribution over time. However, the progressively greater human presence in some forested areas towards the end of the Holocene could have affected huemul populations at the local scale. The zooarchaeological information presented in this paper illustrates interspecific and long-term relationships and, hence, could serve as essential information in future management strategies for huemul in Argentina and Chile.
Fil: Fernández, Pablo Marcelo. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, Isabel. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Belardi, Juan Bautista. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina
Fil: de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Muñoz, Andres Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
Materia
CHOROLOGY
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS
PATAGONIA
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
Repositorio
CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Institución
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
OAI Identificador
oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/97552
Acceder
id CONICETDig_18c68f7f02551b4bb9bca2451737039f
oai_identifier_str oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/97552
network_acronym_str CONICETDig
repository_id_str 3498
network_name_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
spelling Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological AnalysisFernández, Pablo MarceloCruz, IsabelBelardi, Juan Bautistade Nigris, Mariana EleonorMuñoz, Andres SebastianCHOROLOGYCONSERVATION BIOLOGYHIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUSPATAGONIAZOOARCHAEOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6We use published zooarchaeological evidence to discuss the various hypotheses concerning the past distribution of huemuls in Patagonia, southern South America. We then use these data to evaluate the interactions between this cervid and hunter-gatherers during the Holocene. The zooarchaeological record shows that huemul mainly inhabited forested and forest-steppe ecotonal environments during the Holocene. Huemul were hunted in exceptional circumstances during the early occupation of Patagonia. Its presence in the zooarchaeological record of South Patagonia increases after 9500 BP and is more frequent after 2200 BP. However, the taxonomic contribution of the species' bone remains to the archaeological record is always low. The few assemblages where there are a high number of huemul bones would have been the result of opportunistic hunting episodes. This in turn suggests that hunting of huemul had little or no influence on the animal's regional distribution over time. However, the progressively greater human presence in some forested areas towards the end of the Holocene could have affected huemul populations at the local scale. The zooarchaeological information presented in this paper illustrates interspecific and long-term relationships and, hence, could serve as essential information in future management strategies for huemul in Argentina and Chile.Fil: Fernández, Pablo Marcelo. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Cruz, Isabel. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Belardi, Juan Bautista. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; ArgentinaFil: de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Muñoz, Andres Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; ArgentinaSociety of Ethnobiology2015-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/97552Fernández, Pablo Marcelo; Cruz, Isabel; Belardi, Juan Bautista; de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor; Muñoz, Andres Sebastian; Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis; Society of Ethnobiology; Journal of Ethnobiology; 35; 3; 10-2015; 472-4980278-0771CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2993/etbi-35-03-472-498.1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2993/etbi-35-03-472-498.1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-17T11:06:24Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/97552instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-17 11:06:24.835CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
title Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
spellingShingle Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
Fernández, Pablo Marcelo
CHOROLOGY
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS
PATAGONIA
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
title_short Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
title_full Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
title_fullStr Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
title_sort Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández, Pablo Marcelo
Cruz, Isabel
Belardi, Juan Bautista
de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor
Muñoz, Andres Sebastian
author Fernández, Pablo Marcelo
author_facet Fernández, Pablo Marcelo
Cruz, Isabel
Belardi, Juan Bautista
de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor
Muñoz, Andres Sebastian
author_role author
author2 Cruz, Isabel
Belardi, Juan Bautista
de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor
Muñoz, Andres Sebastian
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CHOROLOGY
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS
PATAGONIA
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
topic CHOROLOGY
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS
PATAGONIA
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We use published zooarchaeological evidence to discuss the various hypotheses concerning the past distribution of huemuls in Patagonia, southern South America. We then use these data to evaluate the interactions between this cervid and hunter-gatherers during the Holocene. The zooarchaeological record shows that huemul mainly inhabited forested and forest-steppe ecotonal environments during the Holocene. Huemul were hunted in exceptional circumstances during the early occupation of Patagonia. Its presence in the zooarchaeological record of South Patagonia increases after 9500 BP and is more frequent after 2200 BP. However, the taxonomic contribution of the species' bone remains to the archaeological record is always low. The few assemblages where there are a high number of huemul bones would have been the result of opportunistic hunting episodes. This in turn suggests that hunting of huemul had little or no influence on the animal's regional distribution over time. However, the progressively greater human presence in some forested areas towards the end of the Holocene could have affected huemul populations at the local scale. The zooarchaeological information presented in this paper illustrates interspecific and long-term relationships and, hence, could serve as essential information in future management strategies for huemul in Argentina and Chile.
Fil: Fernández, Pablo Marcelo. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Cruz, Isabel. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Belardi, Juan Bautista. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral. Unidad Académica Río Gallegos; Argentina
Fil: de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Muñoz, Andres Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
description We use published zooarchaeological evidence to discuss the various hypotheses concerning the past distribution of huemuls in Patagonia, southern South America. We then use these data to evaluate the interactions between this cervid and hunter-gatherers during the Holocene. The zooarchaeological record shows that huemul mainly inhabited forested and forest-steppe ecotonal environments during the Holocene. Huemul were hunted in exceptional circumstances during the early occupation of Patagonia. Its presence in the zooarchaeological record of South Patagonia increases after 9500 BP and is more frequent after 2200 BP. However, the taxonomic contribution of the species' bone remains to the archaeological record is always low. The few assemblages where there are a high number of huemul bones would have been the result of opportunistic hunting episodes. This in turn suggests that hunting of huemul had little or no influence on the animal's regional distribution over time. However, the progressively greater human presence in some forested areas towards the end of the Holocene could have affected huemul populations at the local scale. The zooarchaeological information presented in this paper illustrates interspecific and long-term relationships and, hence, could serve as essential information in future management strategies for huemul in Argentina and Chile.
publishDate 2015
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2015-10
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/11336/97552
Fernández, Pablo Marcelo; Cruz, Isabel; Belardi, Juan Bautista; de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor; Muñoz, Andres Sebastian; Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis; Society of Ethnobiology; Journal of Ethnobiology; 35; 3; 10-2015; 472-498
0278-0771
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/97552
identifier_str_mv Fernández, Pablo Marcelo; Cruz, Isabel; Belardi, Juan Bautista; de Nigris, Mariana Eleonor; Muñoz, Andres Sebastian; Human Predation and Natural History of Huemul (Cervidae; Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina) in Patagonia: A Zooarchaeological Analysis; Society of Ethnobiology; Journal of Ethnobiology; 35; 3; 10-2015; 472-498
0278-0771
CONICET Digital
CONICET
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2993/etbi-35-03-472-498.1
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2993/etbi-35-03-472-498.1
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Society of Ethnobiology
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Society of Ethnobiology
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
reponame_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
collection CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname_str Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.name.fl_str_mv CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.mail.fl_str_mv dasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.ar
_version_ 1843606384259629056
score 13.000565

Publicaciones similares