The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment

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Malainey, Mary; Alvarez, Myrian Rosa; Briz Godino, Ivan; Zurro Hernández, Débora; Verdún Castelló, Ester; Figol, Timothy
Año de publicación
2014
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This paper presents the results of the analysis of lipid residues extracted from two Aulacomya atra shells and a single Mytilus edulis shell found in the hunter-fisher-gatherer site of Lanashuaia II, a shell midden located on the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina). According to existing ethnographic information, the shells could have been used as receptacles (like spoons) or knives by the Yamana people that inhabited the region in the historical period (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Yamana society is the final moment of a long history of hunter-fisher-gatherer societies present in the Beagle Channel and the rest of Fuegian Channels and islands. Higher concentrations of lipid residues were recovered from both A. atra shells than from the sedimentary control sample analyzed. This is consistent with existing accounts that these types of shells were used as containers to cook or melt fat-rich foods. The composition of lipids extracted from archaeological shell was significantly different from the degraded reference cooking residues prepared from modern A. atra shells.
Fil: Malainey, Mary. Brandon University. Department of Anthropology; Canadá
Fil: Alvarez, Myrian Rosa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
Fil: Briz Godino, Ivan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego; Argentina. University Of York; Reino Unido
Fil: Zurro Hernández, Débora. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; España
Fil: Verdún Castelló, Ester. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Figol, Timothy. Brandon University. Department of Anthropology; Canadá
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Lipids
Ethnoarchaeology
Shell-Midden
Hfg
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spelling The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experimentMalainey, MaryAlvarez, Myrian RosaBriz Godino, IvanZurro Hernández, DéboraVerdún Castelló, EsterFigol, TimothyLipidsEthnoarchaeologyShell-MiddenHfghttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6This paper presents the results of the analysis of lipid residues extracted from two Aulacomya atra shells and a single Mytilus edulis shell found in the hunter-fisher-gatherer site of Lanashuaia II, a shell midden located on the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina). According to existing ethnographic information, the shells could have been used as receptacles (like spoons) or knives by the Yamana people that inhabited the region in the historical period (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Yamana society is the final moment of a long history of hunter-fisher-gatherer societies present in the Beagle Channel and the rest of Fuegian Channels and islands. Higher concentrations of lipid residues were recovered from both A. atra shells than from the sedimentary control sample analyzed. This is consistent with existing accounts that these types of shells were used as containers to cook or melt fat-rich foods. The composition of lipids extracted from archaeological shell was significantly different from the degraded reference cooking residues prepared from modern A. atra shells.Fil: Malainey, Mary. Brandon University. Department of Anthropology; CanadáFil: Alvarez, Myrian Rosa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Briz Godino, Ivan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego; Argentina. University Of York; Reino UnidoFil: Zurro Hernández, Débora. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; EspañaFil: Verdún Castelló, Ester. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Figol, Timothy. Brandon University. Department of Anthropology; CanadáSpringer2014-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/5453Malainey, Mary; Alvarez, Myrian Rosa; Briz Godino, Ivan; Zurro Hernández, Débora; Verdún Castelló, Ester; et al.; The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment; Springer; Journal of Archaeological and Anthropological Science; 7; 2; 3-2014; 187-2001866-9557enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12520-014-0188-1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s12520-014-0188-1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:42:41Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/5453instacron: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:34982025-09-29 09:42:41.701CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
title The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
spellingShingle The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
Malainey, Mary
Lipids
Ethnoarchaeology
Shell-Midden
Hfg
title_short The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
title_full The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
title_fullStr The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
title_full_unstemmed The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
title_sort The use of shells as tools by hunters-gatherers in the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, South America): an ethnoarchaeological experiment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Malainey, Mary
Alvarez, Myrian Rosa
Briz Godino, Ivan
Zurro Hernández, Débora
Verdún Castelló, Ester
Figol, Timothy
author Malainey, Mary
author_facet Malainey, Mary
Alvarez, Myrian Rosa
Briz Godino, Ivan
Zurro Hernández, Débora
Verdún Castelló, Ester
Figol, Timothy
author_role author
author2 Alvarez, Myrian Rosa
Briz Godino, Ivan
Zurro Hernández, Débora
Verdún Castelló, Ester
Figol, Timothy
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Lipids
Ethnoarchaeology
Shell-Midden
Hfg
topic Lipids
Ethnoarchaeology
Shell-Midden
Hfg
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper presents the results of the analysis of lipid residues extracted from two Aulacomya atra shells and a single Mytilus edulis shell found in the hunter-fisher-gatherer site of Lanashuaia II, a shell midden located on the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina). According to existing ethnographic information, the shells could have been used as receptacles (like spoons) or knives by the Yamana people that inhabited the region in the historical period (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Yamana society is the final moment of a long history of hunter-fisher-gatherer societies present in the Beagle Channel and the rest of Fuegian Channels and islands. Higher concentrations of lipid residues were recovered from both A. atra shells than from the sedimentary control sample analyzed. This is consistent with existing accounts that these types of shells were used as containers to cook or melt fat-rich foods. The composition of lipids extracted from archaeological shell was significantly different from the degraded reference cooking residues prepared from modern A. atra shells.
Fil: Malainey, Mary. Brandon University. Department of Anthropology; Canadá
Fil: Alvarez, Myrian Rosa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
Fil: Briz Godino, Ivan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego; Argentina. University Of York; Reino Unido
Fil: Zurro Hernández, Débora. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; España
Fil: Verdún Castelló, Ester. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Figol, Timothy. Brandon University. Department of Anthropology; Canadá
description This paper presents the results of the analysis of lipid residues extracted from two Aulacomya atra shells and a single Mytilus edulis shell found in the hunter-fisher-gatherer site of Lanashuaia II, a shell midden located on the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina). According to existing ethnographic information, the shells could have been used as receptacles (like spoons) or knives by the Yamana people that inhabited the region in the historical period (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Yamana society is the final moment of a long history of hunter-fisher-gatherer societies present in the Beagle Channel and the rest of Fuegian Channels and islands. Higher concentrations of lipid residues were recovered from both A. atra shells than from the sedimentary control sample analyzed. This is consistent with existing accounts that these types of shells were used as containers to cook or melt fat-rich foods. The composition of lipids extracted from archaeological shell was significantly different from the degraded reference cooking residues prepared from modern A. atra shells.
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