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DOI	10.1017/laq.2020.13
	Micromammals recovered from pre-Cordillera archaeological sites in the Andes of Central Western Argentina (late Holocene): Taphonomic and palaeoenvironmental aspects
	Manuel Lopez, Jose; Chiavazza, Horacio
通讯作者	Lopez, JM
来源期刊	LATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY
ISSN	1045-6635
EISSN	2325-5080
出版年	2020
卷号	31 期号:2 页码:409-429
英文摘要	We present the results of the taphonomic and taxonomic analysis of small mammal (<= 1 kg) bone and tooth remains recovered in Vaqueria Gruta 2 (VQG2), an archaeological site located in the high piedmont of the Andean precordillera of Mendoza (Argentina). We compare these results with previously reported archaeological collections of small mammal bone and teeth from the Andean areas of Central Western Argentina. VQG2 is located in the Monte Desert, and according to radiocarbon dates, was occupied within the late Holocene. With the aim of assessing possible accumulating agents of the bone ensemble, we conduct a taphonomic analysis based on the relative abundance of skeletal elements, fracture patterns, and evidence of digestion. This analysis also included variables to detect human activity, such as cut marks and thermal alterations. These results were compared with regional taphonomic studies of several contemporary predators. The taphonomic analysis indicated that avian raptors were the primary accumulating agents of the zooarchaeological record, although the collection likely resulted from multiple predators. We also evaluated the taxonomic composition of the assemblage. Both the presence of extirpated species (Reithrodon auritus) in the archaeological record and the higher diversity and evenness of the sample in comparison to populations of modern small mammals in the study area indicate that the late Holocene exhibited a greater environmental heterogeneity and availability of patch resources than present times.
英文关键词	zooarchaeology microvertebrates taphonomy environmental heterogeneity Monte Desert rockshelters Andean Cordillera Mendoza
类型	Article
语种	西班牙语
收录类别	SSCI ; AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000593854600012
WOS关键词	MONTE DESERT ; SMALL MAMMALS ; BARN OWL ; MENDOZA ; FOOTHILLS ; SELECTION ; CHARCOAL ; RECORD ; ISSUES ; RIVER
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Archaeology
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/327727
作者单位	[Manuel Lopez, Jose] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Inst Argentino Invest Zonas Aridas IADIZA, Av Ruiz Leal S-N,Parque Gen San Martin, RA-5500 Mendoza, Argentina; [Manuel Lopez, Jose] Univ Nacl Cuyo CCT CONICET Mendoza, Fac Filosofia & Letras, Inst Arqueol & Etnol, Av Ruiz Leal S-N,Parque Gen San Martin, RA-5500 Mendoza, Argentina; [Chiavazza, Horacio] Univ Nacl Cuyo, Fac Filosofia & Letras, Lab Arqueol Hist & Etnohist, Inst Arqueol & Etnol, RA-5500 Mendoza, Argentina; [Chiavazza, Horacio] Museo Area Fdn Mendoza, RA-5500 Mendoza, Argentina
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Manuel Lopez, Jose,Chiavazza, Horacio. Micromammals recovered from pre-Cordillera archaeological sites in the Andes of Central Western Argentina (late Holocene): Taphonomic and palaeoenvironmental aspects[J],2020,31(2):409-429.
APA	Manuel Lopez, Jose,&Chiavazza, Horacio.(2020).Micromammals recovered from pre-Cordillera archaeological sites in the Andes of Central Western Argentina (late Holocene): Taphonomic and palaeoenvironmental aspects.LATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY,31(2),409-429.
MLA	Manuel Lopez, Jose,et al."Micromammals recovered from pre-Cordillera archaeological sites in the Andes of Central Western Argentina (late Holocene): Taphonomic and palaeoenvironmental aspects".LATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY 31.2(2020):409-429.