INVESTIGADORES
POLITIS Gustavo Gabriel
artículos
Título:
Guanaco (Lama Guanicoe) isotopic ecology in southern South America: spatial and temporal tendencies, and archaeological implications.
Autor/es:
RAMIRO BARBERENA; A. FRANCISCO ZANGRANDO; ADOLFO F. GIL; GUSTAVO A. MARTÍNEZ; GUSTAVO G. POLITIS; LUIS A. BORRERO; GUSTAVO A. NEME
Revista:
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Editorial:
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Oxford; Año: 2009 vol. 36 p. 2666 - 2675
ISSN:
0305-4403
Resumen:
We synthesize and discuss available isotopic data on Holocene guanaco samples from southern South America, extending from Tierra del Fuego Island to northern Patagonia and the Pampean region. We evaluate temporal and spatial tendencies on the basis of 91 samples (mainly based on d13Ccollagen values), presenting implications for paleodietary research in archaeology. We conclude that there are no strong correlations with latitude in the macro-spatial scale, while there is a set of interesting patterns at smaller regional scales. These patterns lead us to evaluate the role of ecologic and topographic variables (e.g. canopy effect, variations in altitude, ecotones) in structuring isotopic variability. Finally, on the basis of the present analysis we suggest a number of hypotheses and perspectives for the use of stable isotopes as geographic tracers of guanaco distribution in the past, and specific implications for the paleodietary study of human samples.