Stable isotope analysis of human bone and ethnohistoric subsistence patterns in Tierra del Fuego

• Published in: Journal of anthropological archaeology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 279 - 291
• Main Authors: Yesner, David R., Torres, Maria Jose Figuerero, Guichon, Ricardo A., Borrero, Luis A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.09.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bioarchaeology; Bone chemistry; Carbon isotopes; Ethnohistory; Excavation and methods; Fuegian peoples; Hunter-gatherers; Laboratory methods; Methodology and general studies; Nitrogen isotopes; Paleodiet; Patagonian prehistory; Physical and chemical analysis; Prehistory and protohistory; Palaeo-Indian; Chile; Argentina; America; Patagonian prehistory; Fuegian peoples; Paleodiet; Hunter-gatherers; Bioarchaeology; Bone chemistry; Ethnohistory; Nitrogen isotopes; Carbon isotopes; Burial; Economy; Grave; People study; Laboratory; Social organization; Bone; Interpretation; Carbon; Isotope Analysis

Ethnohistoric records from Tierra del Fuego suggest that precontact Fuegians could be subdivided into three major groups: the Yamana, maritime hunter-gatherers of the Beagle Channel and islands to the south; the Selk’nam, terrestrial hunter-gatherers of southernmost Patagonia; and the Haush, a littl...