IMHICIHU   13380
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE HISTORIA Y CIENCIAS HUMANAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Estimación morfométrica de especie, sexo y edad en restos óseos de Otáridos de P 96 (Punta Entrada, Santa Cruz, Argentina)
Autor/es:
CRUZ, I.; BORELLA, F; L'HEUREUX, L.
Revista:
Archaeofauna, International of Archaeozoology
Editorial:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Referencias:
Lugar: Madrid; Año: 2020 vol. 29 p. 107 - 117
ISSN:
1132-6891
Resumen:
Based on the abundance of otariid remains and the high proportion of unfusedspecimens, previous zooarchaeological studies in P 96 (Punta Entrada, Santa Cruz, Argentina)postulated the exploitation of breeding rockeries in the area. Given the difficulties of identifyingpinniped postcranial bones due to their similarities at the osteomorphological level and theirpronounced sexual dimorphism, an osteometric study was carried out on 38 fused and unfusedarchaeological elements of P 96 with the aim of assesing their taxonomic identification. Theresults complement and elaborate previous data regarding the proportions of species, sex andage cohorts represented at this site. Our analyses indicate a predominance of Otaria flavescensover Arctocephalus australis, the presence of different age and sex classes for both species, andthe remains of pups from the latter species. These results enable one to postulate that the otariidremains from this site reveal hunting practices in different types of colonies (haul-out sites andbreeding sites) present in the area, confirming, at the very least, the exploitation of a breedingcolony of O. flavescens at some point of the Late Holocene.