Zooarchaeology in the Neotropics : environmental diversity and human-animal interactions /: environmental diversity and human-animal interactions. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mariana Mondini, A. Sebastián Muñoz, Pablo M. Fernández, editors.
• Editors: Mondini, Mariana; Muñoz, A. Sebastián; Fernández, Pablo M
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 188 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 930.1/0285; Environment; Animal remains (Archaeology) -- Latin America; HISTORY -- Ancient -- General; Animal remains (Archaeology); Environmental sciences; Science -- Environmental Science; The environment; Latin America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319573281; 3319573284; 3319573268; 9783319573267
• Related ISBNs: 9783319573267
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 25, 2017).
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