Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implica...

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Fernández, Fernando Julián; del Papa, Luis Manuel; Moreira, Germán; Prates, Luciano Raúl; de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria
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2011
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This paper presents the results of a taphonomic and paleoenvironmental analysis of small mammal remains recovered from the Negro Muerto and Angostura 1 archaeological sites. These sites (ca. 0.5 and 0.95 ka BP, respectively), are located in the middle and lower Negro River valley in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Based upon the presence of several types of evidence (cut marks, bone tools, and thermal alteration), it is proposed that Holochilus brasiliensis and cavies were acumulated by humans. At the Angostura 1 site, some remains also show evidence of having been generated by carnivores (digestion, breakage patterns, and relative skeletal element abundances). This indicates that carnivores (e.g., Puma concolor) could have contributed to the formation of the small mammal assemblages. Other small mammal species recovered at both sites (e.g., Galea leucoblephara, Microcavia australis, Akodon molinae, and Graomys griseoflavus) suggest semi-desert environmental conditions, similar to those found today. The presence of Reithrodon auritus and Oligoryzomys sp. indicate the development of open herbaceous steppe environments in proximity to bodies of water. However, the discovery of H. brasiliensis at both sites, an orizomyine of amphibious habitats and subtropical origin, and which is now absent in the area, suggests warmer and wetter conditions during this period.
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
Fil: del Papa, Luis Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
Fil: Moreira, Germán. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
Fil: Prates, Luciano Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Área Antropológica; Argentina
Fil: de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
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SMALL MAMMALS
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CARNIVOROUS MAMMALS
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
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spelling Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implicationsFernández, Fernando Juliándel Papa, Luis ManuelMoreira, GermánPrates, Luciano Raúlde Santi, Luciano Jose MariaSMALL MAMMALSTAPHONOMYHUMAN CONSUMPTIONCARNIVOROUS MAMMALSPALEOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6This paper presents the results of a taphonomic and paleoenvironmental analysis of small mammal remains recovered from the Negro Muerto and Angostura 1 archaeological sites. These sites (ca. 0.5 and 0.95 ka BP, respectively), are located in the middle and lower Negro River valley in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Based upon the presence of several types of evidence (cut marks, bone tools, and thermal alteration), it is proposed that Holochilus brasiliensis and cavies were acumulated by humans. At the Angostura 1 site, some remains also show evidence of having been generated by carnivores (digestion, breakage patterns, and relative skeletal element abundances). This indicates that carnivores (e.g., Puma concolor) could have contributed to the formation of the small mammal assemblages. Other small mammal species recovered at both sites (e.g., Galea leucoblephara, Microcavia australis, Akodon molinae, and Graomys griseoflavus) suggest semi-desert environmental conditions, similar to those found today. The presence of Reithrodon auritus and Oligoryzomys sp. indicate the development of open herbaceous steppe environments in proximity to bodies of water. However, the discovery of H. brasiliensis at both sites, an orizomyine of amphibious habitats and subtropical origin, and which is now absent in the area, suggests warmer and wetter conditions during this period.Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; ArgentinaFil: del Papa, Luis Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; ArgentinaFil: Moreira, Germán. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; ArgentinaFil: Prates, Luciano Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Área Antropológica; ArgentinaFil: de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; ArgentinaPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2011-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/126994Fernández, Fernando Julián; del Papa, Luis Manuel; Moreira, Germán; Prates, Luciano Raúl; de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria; Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications; Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; Quaternary International; 245; 1; 1-2011; 136-1471040-6182CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S104061821000501X?via%3Dihubinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.quaint.2010.12.027info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:02:55Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/126994instacron: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:34982025-09-03 10:02:56.246CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
title Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
spellingShingle Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
Fernández, Fernando Julián
SMALL MAMMALS
TAPHONOMY
HUMAN CONSUMPTION
CARNIVOROUS MAMMALS
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
title_short Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
title_full Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
title_fullStr Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
title_full_unstemmed Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
title_sort Small mammal remains recovered from two archaeological sites in the middle and lower Negro River valley (Late Holocene, Argentina). Taphonomic issues and paleoenvironmental implications
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fernández, Fernando Julián
del Papa, Luis Manuel
Moreira, Germán
Prates, Luciano Raúl
de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria
author Fernández, Fernando Julián
author_facet Fernández, Fernando Julián
del Papa, Luis Manuel
Moreira, Germán
Prates, Luciano Raúl
de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria
author_role author
author2 del Papa, Luis Manuel
Moreira, Germán
Prates, Luciano Raúl
de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv SMALL MAMMALS
TAPHONOMY
HUMAN CONSUMPTION
CARNIVOROUS MAMMALS
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
topic SMALL MAMMALS
TAPHONOMY
HUMAN CONSUMPTION
CARNIVOROUS MAMMALS
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv 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 a taphonomic and paleoenvironmental analysis of small mammal remains recovered from the Negro Muerto and Angostura 1 archaeological sites. These sites (ca. 0.5 and 0.95 ka BP, respectively), are located in the middle and lower Negro River valley in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Based upon the presence of several types of evidence (cut marks, bone tools, and thermal alteration), it is proposed that Holochilus brasiliensis and cavies were acumulated by humans. At the Angostura 1 site, some remains also show evidence of having been generated by carnivores (digestion, breakage patterns, and relative skeletal element abundances). This indicates that carnivores (e.g., Puma concolor) could have contributed to the formation of the small mammal assemblages. Other small mammal species recovered at both sites (e.g., Galea leucoblephara, Microcavia australis, Akodon molinae, and Graomys griseoflavus) suggest semi-desert environmental conditions, similar to those found today. The presence of Reithrodon auritus and Oligoryzomys sp. indicate the development of open herbaceous steppe environments in proximity to bodies of water. However, the discovery of H. brasiliensis at both sites, an orizomyine of amphibious habitats and subtropical origin, and which is now absent in the area, suggests warmer and wetter conditions during this period.
Fil: Fernández, Fernando Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
Fil: del Papa, Luis Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
Fil: Moreira, Germán. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
Fil: Prates, Luciano Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Área Antropológica; Argentina
Fil: de Santi, Luciano Jose Maria. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada; Argentina
description This paper presents the results of a taphonomic and paleoenvironmental analysis of small mammal remains recovered from the Negro Muerto and Angostura 1 archaeological sites. These sites (ca. 0.5 and 0.95 ka BP, respectively), are located in the middle and lower Negro River valley in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Based upon the presence of several types of evidence (cut marks, bone tools, and thermal alteration), it is proposed that Holochilus brasiliensis and cavies were acumulated by humans. At the Angostura 1 site, some remains also show evidence of having been generated by carnivores (digestion, breakage patterns, and relative skeletal element abundances). This indicates that carnivores (e.g., Puma concolor) could have contributed to the formation of the small mammal assemblages. Other small mammal species recovered at both sites (e.g., Galea leucoblephara, Microcavia australis, Akodon molinae, and Graomys griseoflavus) suggest semi-desert environmental conditions, similar to those found today. The presence of Reithrodon auritus and Oligoryzomys sp. indicate the development of open herbaceous steppe environments in proximity to bodies of water. However, the discovery of H. brasiliensis at both sites, an orizomyine of amphibious habitats and subtropical origin, and which is now absent in the area, suggests warmer and wetter conditions during this period.
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