Autopodios de guanacos en sitios arqueológicos: equifinalidad entre lo palatable y lo preservado

MIOTTI LAURA; LAURA MARCHIONNI

Revista Chilena de Antropología

Univ. de Chile

Lugar: Santiago; Año: 2014 vol. 21 p. 122 - 129

0717-876X

Abstract The frequency of autopodial remains of guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in Patagonia archaeological sites indicates that these units present a finding oversized against other anatomical parts of the skeleton. The usual responses to these patterns are related to taphonomic issues or differential butchering and transport. Therefore, these units with low economic return and high survival rate, present an equifinality problem. These hypotheses are discussed in light of the comparative analysis of sets zooarchaeological Central Plateau of Santa Cruz, which, combined with ethnographic and chemical composition of fats of artiodactyls extend zooarchaeological interpretations helping to minimize equifinality. Key words: hunter-gatherers, zooarchaeology, Patagonia, Mid Holocene.