Zooarchaeology in the Neotropics : environmental diversity and human-animal interactions

• Other Authors: Mondini, Mariana (Editor), Muñoz, A. Sebastián (Editor), Fernández, Pablo M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Animal remains (Archaeology) > Latin America.; Latin America.; elektronické knihy; electronic books

This volume offers an up-to-date and broad perspective of the archaeology of human-animal interactions through time in the Neotropical Biogeographic Region, ranging from southern North America to southern South America. The region has a rich and singular biotic history. The collection of works inclu...

Table of Contents:

• List of Contributors, Editors, and Peer-Reviewers; Contributors; Editors; Peer-Reviewers; 1: Zooarchaeology in the Neotropics: An Introduction; References; 2: Pinniped Capture and Processing: A Comparative Analysis from Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina); 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Pinnipeds as Resource for Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers in the Beagle Channel; 2.2 Materials; 2.2.1 Imiwaia I; 2.2.2 Ajej I; 2.3 Results; 2.3.1 Anatomical Representation; 2.3.2 Butchery Marks; 2.4 Discussion; 2.5 Final Remarks; References.
• 3: Use of Marine Fauna and Tool Stones in the South of Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) During the Middle and Late Holocene3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Geographical and Environmental Settings; 3.2.1 The Coast; 3.2.1.1 Faunal Resources; 3.2.1.2 Availability of Lithic Raw Material; 3.2.2 Inland Plains; 3.2.2.1 Faunal Resources; 3.2.2.2 Availability of Lithic Raw Materials; 3.3 Materials and Methods; 3.3.1 Archaeological Sites; 3.3.2 Analytical Methodology; 3.4 Results; 3.4.1 Zooarchaeological Record; 3.4.2 Lithic Assemblages; 3.5 Discussion; References.
• 4: Shell Mounds of the Southeast Coast of Brazil: Recovering Information on Past Malacological Biodiversity4.1 Introduction; 4.2 A Review; 4.2.1 Establishing Baselines; 4.2.2 Bioinvasion; 4.2.3 Patterns of Biodiversity; 4.3 Sambaquis as a Proxy of Late Holocene Biodiversity; 4.3.1 Bias or Bits?; 4.3.2 Data Sources and Quantitative Analysis; 4.3.3 Artificial Accumulations But Not So Much; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5: Faunal Subsistence Resources in the Cañada Honda Locality (Northeastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina); 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methodology.
• 5.3 Zooarchaeological and Taphonomical Analysis5.3.1 Identification; 5.3.2 Anthropic Marks on Bones; 5.3.2.1 Large Fauna; 5.3.2.2 Small Fauna; 5.3.3 Taphonomic Modifications of Natural Origin; 5.4 Discussion; References; 6: Space Use Patterns and Resource Exploitation of Shell Middens from the Río de La Plata Coast (ca. 6000-2000 Years BP), Urug ... ; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Methodology; 6.3 Results; 6.3.1 Shell Middens Spatial Distribution: Nearest-Neighbor Analysis; 6.4 Mollusks Present in the Shell Middens; 6.4.1 Habitat of the Mollusks; 6.4.2 Correspondence Analysis; 6.5 Discussion.
• 6.6 ConclusionsReferences; 7: Use of Animals During the Mid-Archaic and the Initial Period in Pernil Alto: A Site in the Palpa Valleys, Southern Coast of ... ; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Geographic Location; 7.3 Site Description; 7.4 Excavations; 7.5 Site Chronology; 7.5.1 The Mid-Archaic Period; 7.5.2 The Initial Period; 7.6 Analysis of Animal Remains; 7.6.1 Methodology; 7.6.2 Number of Identified Specimens (NISP) and Taxonomic Representation; 7.6.3 Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI); 7.6.4 Artifacts; 7.7 Final Comments and Conclusions; References.