Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz

The main goal of this paper is to develop stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen for human remains recovered in the North Coast of Santa Cruz (Southern Patagonia, Argentina). We discussed the patterns generated by previous archaeological and ethnohistorical studies for this sector in relatio...

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Autores principales:	Moreno, E., Zangrando, A.F., Tessone, A., Castro, A., Panarello, H.
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Materias:	Coastal hunter-gatherers d13c and d15n Late Holocene Southern Patagonia Subsistence
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07180209_v39_n1_p265_Moreno
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	todo:paper_07180209_v39_n1_p265_Moreno2023-10-03T15:36:31Z Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz Moreno, E. Zangrando, A.F. Tessone, A. Castro, A. Panarello, H. Coastal hunter-gatherers d13c and d15n Late Holocene Southern Patagonia Subsistence The main goal of this paper is to develop stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen for human remains recovered in the North Coast of Santa Cruz (Southern Patagonia, Argentina). We discussed the patterns generated by previous archaeological and ethnohistorical studies for this sector in relation to the use of marine resources by hunter-gatherer societies of the Late Holocene. Archaeological and ethnohistorical studies have proposed an intensive use of marine resources, which was supported both by the distribution and density of the archaeological record in coastal settings as well as the prevalence of marine taxa in the zooarchaeological record and the presence of tecnology related to the exploitation of coastal and marine resources. Values of d13C and d15N on 10 individuals recovered from the North Coast of Santa Cruz are presented in order to assess the relative importance of marine resources in human palaeodiets. The results shows a moderate variability of the satable isotopes values, suggesting marine-continental mixed diets. This interpretation contrasts with the fact that archaeofaunal record is dominated by marine resources in coastal settings. Therefore, it is proposed an intensive but not exclusive use of resources from coastal areas in subsistence patterns of hunter-gatherers. We suggest complementary movements between littoral environments and nearby interior areas, where terrestrial resources could have been exploited. Furthermore, the isotopic analysis shows that the use of marine resources in this sector was not more intense than that recorded in other coastal areas from Continental Patagonia. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07180209_v39_n1_p265_Moreno
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topic	Coastal hunter-gatherers d13c and d15n Late Holocene Southern Patagonia Subsistence
spellingShingle	Coastal hunter-gatherers d13c and d15n Late Holocene Southern Patagonia Subsistence Moreno, E. Zangrando, A.F. Tessone, A. Castro, A. Panarello, H. Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz
topic_facet	Coastal hunter-gatherers d13c and d15n Late Holocene Southern Patagonia Subsistence
description	The main goal of this paper is to develop stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen for human remains recovered in the North Coast of Santa Cruz (Southern Patagonia, Argentina). We discussed the patterns generated by previous archaeological and ethnohistorical studies for this sector in relation to the use of marine resources by hunter-gatherer societies of the Late Holocene. Archaeological and ethnohistorical studies have proposed an intensive use of marine resources, which was supported both by the distribution and density of the archaeological record in coastal settings as well as the prevalence of marine taxa in the zooarchaeological record and the presence of tecnology related to the exploitation of coastal and marine resources. Values of d13C and d15N on 10 individuals recovered from the North Coast of Santa Cruz are presented in order to assess the relative importance of marine resources in human palaeodiets. The results shows a moderate variability of the satable isotopes values, suggesting marine-continental mixed diets. This interpretation contrasts with the fact that archaeofaunal record is dominated by marine resources in coastal settings. Therefore, it is proposed an intensive but not exclusive use of resources from coastal areas in subsistence patterns of hunter-gatherers. We suggest complementary movements between littoral environments and nearby interior areas, where terrestrial resources could have been exploited. Furthermore, the isotopic analysis shows that the use of marine resources in this sector was not more intense than that recorded in other coastal areas from Continental Patagonia.
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author	Moreno, E. Zangrando, A.F. Tessone, A. Castro, A. Panarello, H.
author_facet	Moreno, E. Zangrando, A.F. Tessone, A. Castro, A. Panarello, H.
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title	Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz
title_short	Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz
title_full	Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz
title_fullStr	Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz
title_full_unstemmed	Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz
title_sort	stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of santa cruz
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07180209_v39_n1_p265_Moreno
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Stable isotopes, fauna and tecnology in the study of hunter-gatherers the north coast of Santa Cruz

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