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Papers by Monica Salemme
Cultural georesources: Two study cases to promote tourism in the northern landscapes of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, 2025
A methodology to assess cultural georesources (CG) to promote tourism and leisure in a semiarid, ... more A methodology to assess cultural georesources (CG) to promote tourism and leisure in a semiarid, steppe region of southern South America is presented. Two localities, Cabo Peñas at the coast, and Amalia shallow-lake inland, were analysed in terms of geodiversity, archaeological/historical record and recreational/tourist use. The methodological framework applied allows us to select, describe, hierarchize and validate CG among a list of several. The CG description includes the geological/geomorphological and cultural aspects as well as the available tourist infrastructure and equipment resulting from field work and surveys. The two CG herein presented are representative of different natural environments that were inhabited by native populations since the
Middle Holocene times and nowadays have different level of accessibility and different degree of knowledge among the local people. A parametric assessment including the 3 analysed axes was contrasted to the perceptions
of the key actors of the territory through a participative workshop. The hierarchization shows that Peñas cape is homogeneously ranked in the three axes while Amalia shallow-lake reveals that the geological/geomorphological and archaeological/historical axes are better valued than the recreational/tourist one. The validation step of the framework evidences the high interest the CG arouse among local people in order to visit and learn about them and a different level of identification towards them, that is, high for Pe˜nas cape and low for Amalia shallowlake, probably because of their distance to the city where these people live. The concept of CG offers the possibility to broaden the value of several geodiversity elements and gives relevance to the result of the human being’s approach to the physical environment in the present times but also in the past. The methodology proposed to assess CG proved to be useful to reach an integral and deep analysis that takes into account scientific information and people’s perceptions.
Revista Relaciones de la Sociedad Argentina de Antropologia, 2024
Los conjuntos avifaunísticos de cuatro sitios arqueológicos de la estepa del norte de la Isla Gra... more Los conjuntos avifaunísticos de cuatro sitios arqueológicos de la estepa del norte de la Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) muestran diferencias entre las variables zooarqueológicas estudiadas. Se presentan datos tafonómicos y arqueológicos de aves registradas en RCH1, CHP3, LV1 y CP53; se comparan con otros conjuntos de la estepa y del ecotono insular para discutir cuáles fueron las especies más explotadas como alimento y el uso de huesos o plumas con fines tecnológicos durante el Holoceno medio y tardío, así como el rol de cada especie en las sociedades de la zona estudiada. En tres sitios las aves fueron un recurso complementario, pero en CP53 fueron el recurso más explotado. La importancia de las aves en la subsistencia se
incrementa al sur del río Grande y en particular al sur del río Irigoyen. En términos cronológicos, no se observaron cambios en la explotación de aves durante el Holoceno.
Fil: Oria, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Austral de ... more Fil: Oria, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina
The Latin American Studies Book Series, 2021
The research developed from different lines of evidence in the central plateau of Santa Cruz and ... more The research developed from different lines of evidence in the central plateau of Santa Cruz and the Somuncurá plateau of Río Negro, provides information for approaching the hunting strategies carried out by hunter-gatherer societies who inhabited these massifs in the past. The information about both regions results from the analysis of archaeofauna, lithic technology, rock art, stone structures, special topographies and archaeological landscapes. In this work we introduce a summary of the progress achieved so far, from which we have managed to define patterns related to the hunting strategies developed in these Patagonian plateaus, and their variations along time. The results we discuss show changes in hunting strategies, linked to the incorporation of new technologies. While a close encounter strategy is proposed for the Pleistocene-Holocene transition and early Holocene, distance hunting strategies seem to become more relevant towards the mid and late Holocene. This change suggests that the tactics deployed over time tended to incorporate more social actors cooperating in hunting events.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2012
European Journal of Anatomy
Segmentation anomalies of the spine transformations are relatively common in humans, mainly in ad... more Segmentation anomalies of the spine transformations are relatively common in humans, mainly in adjacent regions. Its aetiology is multifactorial, a combination of genetic, environmental, and epigenetic interaction. A sample of 50 adult individuals of both sexes from two different sites and chronologies of the current Argentine territory was examined. This work proposes a new approach to analyse segmentation anomalies, considering the taphonomic characteristics of the spine, together with the most common occasional contour shifts of such anomalies. Likewise, a bibliographic review was conducted to compile the knowledge achieved to date on this topic. The results showed different patterns of expression of segmentation anomalies among the analysed samples, with the lumbosacral transformations being the most prevalent. The similarities and disparities observed between Southern Patagonian samples and Inuit populations suggest that cold, as an environmental factor, could play an important...
Journal of Archaeological Science
University of Texas A&M. Department of Anthropology. Center for the Study of the First Americans, Dec 1, 2012
No se trata de un verdadero artículo sino de la Introducción a un volumen especial de la revista ... more No se trata de un verdadero artículo sino de la Introducción a un volumen especial de la revista que forma una suerte de libro editado sobre Poblamiento en América del Sur. A meeting on the late-Pleistocene peopling of the Americas held November 2010 at La Plata, Argentina, was the fifth in a series of international symposia on this topic originally organized by Mexican scholars. This book and the bonds established between archaeologists are two main results this event produced. Both of them are crucial to the development of this area of inquiry and in different ways are relevant to filling the gaps in research on the early peopling of South America and the entire continent. Most of the papers in this book focus on southern South America. (At the conference the geographic focus was better balanced, and several papers on topics from Siberia, North America, and even Australia were presented.Fil: Miotti, Laura Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Flegenheimer, Nora. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Municipalidad de Necochea. Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Necochea; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; ArgentinaFil: Salemme, Monica Cira. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Goebel, Ted. Texas A&M University; Estados Unido
This research was supported by PICT 2015 0272, PICT 2016 0368, and UBACyT 2018 20020170100525BA
Quaternary of South America and Antarctic Peninsula, 2020
Cuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía, 1991
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo la presentacion de este hallazgo, discutir la estratigraf... more El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo la presentacion de este hallazgo, discutir la estratigrafia y la cronologia de los sedimentos portadores e intentar la reconstruccion de las caracteristicas paleoambientales. Para ello, fueron realizados perfiles estratigraficos en las localidades estudiadas, muestreo de las unidades reconocidas, estudio palinologico en doce niveles distintos, muestreo de materiales organicos para fechado radiocarbonico y recoleccion de troncos para su estudio xilologico.
Canada Honda is an archaeological locality that yielded seven sites on both margins of the Canada... more Canada Honda is an archaeological locality that yielded seven sites on both margins of the Canada Honda creek and the Rio Areco (Buenos Aires Province). Faunal remains are analyzed in this contribution, with the aim of understanding the economic strategies of the hunter-gatherer groups who inhabited the locality during the Late Holocene (ca. 2000 years B.P.). The methodology integrated taxonomic identification, quantification and analysis of cutmarks, fractures, thermal alteration and taphonomic damages of the identified archaeofaunas.
Chungará (Arica), 2021
The Sacrum is important for body stability, attachment of the lower limbs and the protection of p... more The Sacrum is important for body stability, attachment of the lower limbs and the protection of pelvic organs. This bone may be affected by congenital, degenerative or multifactorial pathologies. The aim of the present study is to analyze sacral lesions in a well-preserved sample of remains of Southern Patagonian hunter-gatherers and the possible influences of temporal-spatial and lifestyle variables, with special attention given to the effects of Native-European contact. Pathological signs from 56 adult sacral bones from both sexes and comprising a broad chronological range (5200 years BP-20 th century), were analyzed following the methodology proposed by Campo (2003, 2015). Pathologies analyzed showed that native individuals who lived in missionary areas presented a higher prevalence of lesions than samples from the remains of individuals, pre-contact and post-contact, from outside the missions, except for Schmörl nodes. The effects of age and sex showed similar patterns with respect to other populations. A high prevalence of spondylolysis was observed, similarly to Inuit samples. Since the methodology for classifying Spina Bifida Oculta-SBO-still lacks standardization, in this work, we propose using the same methods employed by Kumar and Tubbs (2011).
Geoarchaeology, 2020
Surface site studies in Fuegian archaeology have mainly been undertaken with distributional or sp... more Surface site studies in Fuegian archaeology have mainly been undertaken with distributional or spatial approaches. However, issues related to integrity, resolution, and/or other aspects of site‐formation processes still require attention. In this study, the study of these processes is proposed as an initial step to enhancing the comprehension of human use‐of‐space and circulation in the Fuegian steppe. The Amalia 4 Site serves as an ideal case study to analyze the potential movement that was likely involved in the distribution of archaeological materials recorded on the surface. Different lines of evidence were evaluated: (a) Topographic aspects were related to the dimensions and weight of lithic artifacts and bone remains; (b) test pits and subsurface collections were carried out with the purpose of recording flakes and debris of less than 10 mm (microdebris) or other buried materials; (c) some retouched artifacts were observed at higher magnifications to evaluate differential alte...
Latin American Antiquity, 2019
In the semiarid environment of the Fuegian steppe (Argentina), shallow lakes were intensively exp... more In the semiarid environment of the Fuegian steppe (Argentina), shallow lakes were intensively exploited by hunter-gatherers throughout the Holocene. The archaeological record concentrated along their shoreline frequently reports the first stages of the lithic reduction sequence. In this article, we consider rock availability at different coastal sectors in Lake Amalia. The data focus on the size and weight of the cobbles used as raw material (in Lake Amalia and nearby locations), aiming to compare transported material and that which is spatially located. We analyze information regarding the role played by shallow lakes in the exploitation of steppe environments and their importance in hunter-gatherers’ mobility. We suggest that raw material frequency, size, and spatial distribution have conditioned space-use patterns in the Fuegian steppe. The Amalia locality study case sheds light on recurrent visits to specific places in these landscapes.
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2015
The archaeological record of the northern steppe in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) is characterized... more The archaeological record of the northern steppe in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) is characterized by the occurrence of concentrations of archaeological material at the ground surface, coming from gullies and deflation hollows related to shallow lake coastal environments. This particular distribution becomes a challenge concerning the study of site formation processes, particularly in relation to the burial and exhumation of archaeological materials. Bone assemblages coming from three archaeological contexts (Tres Marías, Amalia 4 and Arturo 1) are analysed here, pointing to the features, damage and stability or movements that reveal their taphonomic histories. Geomorphological landscapes vary from each site, being represented by deflation hollows close to shallow lakes as well as gullies originating from the coast itself. The faunal assemblages are mostly dominated by Lama guanicoe bones. Variability in taxonomic composition, weathering profiles, mobility and stability of materials, as well as evidence of anthropic modifications, among other records, demonstrate the existence of different depositional events. The high variability observed suggests that several pre-and post-depositional processes were involved; thus, it results in complex taphonomic histories and low integrity that make their interpretation difficult in terms of human activities.
Revista del Museo de La Plata, Nov 30, 2021
Integrity, resolution and obstrusivity of the archaeological record in northern Tierra del Fuego.... more Integrity, resolution and obstrusivity of the archaeological record in northern Tierra del Fuego. The aim of this contribution is to understand how geomorphological processes affect the archaeological signal and expected variability in terms of integrity, resolution and obstrusivity of the record. We present two cases of archaeological contexts linked to landforms frequent for the northern steppes of Tierra del Fuego: lake terraces covered by a eolian sediments and perched dunes. The archaeological findings associated with deflation holes excavated in a lake terrace at the locality Tres Marías (53°47´50"S-68°11´59"W) and the sites Yowen Ko/Amalia 6 (53°34´40"S-68°25´46"W), both linked to a perched dune in the Amalia locality, are analysed. Our Oría, J. et al. "Integridad, resolución y obstrusividad arqueológica" 257 studies indicate that the processes involved in the formation of the record in both types of land forms result in dissimilar preservation and, especially, dissimilar archaeological resolution. In this sense, perched dunes are favorable spaces for the detection of records with greater integrity and resolution. However, post-depositional processes currently observed and monitored in the area affect this archaeological record similarly in both types of landforms, with repeated burial and exposure of materials.
Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2023
Se presenta un panorama histórico de la trayectoria científica y académica de, al menos, dos disc... more Se presenta un panorama histórico de la trayectoria científica y académica de, al menos, dos disciplinas que desde fines del siglo XIX trataron conjuntamente la cuestión de los paleoambientes y su transformación a partir de la presencia humana. Esta práctica inter y multidisciplinaria fue consolidándose en el Museo de La Plata como la línea de investigación zooarqueológica que hoy tiene gran desarrollo no solo en el país, sino en el mundo. En esta extensa historia académica, las ideas propuestas por Florentino Ameghino hasta las de la actualidad han sido puestas a prueba continuamente. La meta es exponer los principales conceptos vistos desde la producción interdisciplinaria de biólogos y arqueólogos en las regiones pampeana y patagónica.
Cultural georesources: Two study cases to promote tourism in the northern landscapes of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, 2025
A methodology to assess cultural georesources (CG) to promote tourism and leisure in a semiarid, ... more A methodology to assess cultural georesources (CG) to promote tourism and leisure in a semiarid, steppe region of southern South America is presented. Two localities, Cabo Peñas at the coast, and Amalia shallow-lake inland, were analysed in terms of geodiversity, archaeological/historical record and recreational/tourist use. The methodological framework applied allows us to select, describe, hierarchize and validate CG among a list of several. The CG description includes the geological/geomorphological and cultural aspects as well as the available tourist infrastructure and equipment resulting from field work and surveys. The two CG herein presented are representative of different natural environments that were inhabited by native populations since the
Middle Holocene times and nowadays have different level of accessibility and different degree of knowledge among the local people. A parametric assessment including the 3 analysed axes was contrasted to the perceptions
of the key actors of the territory through a participative workshop. The hierarchization shows that Peñas cape is homogeneously ranked in the three axes while Amalia shallow-lake reveals that the geological/geomorphological and archaeological/historical axes are better valued than the recreational/tourist one. The validation step of the framework evidences the high interest the CG arouse among local people in order to visit and learn about them and a different level of identification towards them, that is, high for Pe˜nas cape and low for Amalia shallowlake, probably because of their distance to the city where these people live. The concept of CG offers the possibility to broaden the value of several geodiversity elements and gives relevance to the result of the human being’s approach to the physical environment in the present times but also in the past. The methodology proposed to assess CG proved to be useful to reach an integral and deep analysis that takes into account scientific information and people’s perceptions.
Revista Relaciones de la Sociedad Argentina de Antropologia, 2024
Los conjuntos avifaunísticos de cuatro sitios arqueológicos de la estepa del norte de la Isla Gra... more Los conjuntos avifaunísticos de cuatro sitios arqueológicos de la estepa del norte de la Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) muestran diferencias entre las variables zooarqueológicas estudiadas. Se presentan datos tafonómicos y arqueológicos de aves registradas en RCH1, CHP3, LV1 y CP53; se comparan con otros conjuntos de la estepa y del ecotono insular para discutir cuáles fueron las especies más explotadas como alimento y el uso de huesos o plumas con fines tecnológicos durante el Holoceno medio y tardío, así como el rol de cada especie en las sociedades de la zona estudiada. En tres sitios las aves fueron un recurso complementario, pero en CP53 fueron el recurso más explotado. La importancia de las aves en la subsistencia se
incrementa al sur del río Grande y en particular al sur del río Irigoyen. En términos cronológicos, no se observaron cambios en la explotación de aves durante el Holoceno.
Fil: Oria, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Austral de ... more Fil: Oria, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas; Argentina
The Latin American Studies Book Series, 2021
The research developed from different lines of evidence in the central plateau of Santa Cruz and ... more The research developed from different lines of evidence in the central plateau of Santa Cruz and the Somuncurá plateau of Río Negro, provides information for approaching the hunting strategies carried out by hunter-gatherer societies who inhabited these massifs in the past. The information about both regions results from the analysis of archaeofauna, lithic technology, rock art, stone structures, special topographies and archaeological landscapes. In this work we introduce a summary of the progress achieved so far, from which we have managed to define patterns related to the hunting strategies developed in these Patagonian plateaus, and their variations along time. The results we discuss show changes in hunting strategies, linked to the incorporation of new technologies. While a close encounter strategy is proposed for the Pleistocene-Holocene transition and early Holocene, distance hunting strategies seem to become more relevant towards the mid and late Holocene. This change suggests that the tactics deployed over time tended to incorporate more social actors cooperating in hunting events.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2012
European Journal of Anatomy
Segmentation anomalies of the spine transformations are relatively common in humans, mainly in ad... more Segmentation anomalies of the spine transformations are relatively common in humans, mainly in adjacent regions. Its aetiology is multifactorial, a combination of genetic, environmental, and epigenetic interaction. A sample of 50 adult individuals of both sexes from two different sites and chronologies of the current Argentine territory was examined. This work proposes a new approach to analyse segmentation anomalies, considering the taphonomic characteristics of the spine, together with the most common occasional contour shifts of such anomalies. Likewise, a bibliographic review was conducted to compile the knowledge achieved to date on this topic. The results showed different patterns of expression of segmentation anomalies among the analysed samples, with the lumbosacral transformations being the most prevalent. The similarities and disparities observed between Southern Patagonian samples and Inuit populations suggest that cold, as an environmental factor, could play an important...
Journal of Archaeological Science
University of Texas A&M. Department of Anthropology. Center for the Study of the First Americans, Dec 1, 2012
No se trata de un verdadero artículo sino de la Introducción a un volumen especial de la revista ... more No se trata de un verdadero artículo sino de la Introducción a un volumen especial de la revista que forma una suerte de libro editado sobre Poblamiento en América del Sur. A meeting on the late-Pleistocene peopling of the Americas held November 2010 at La Plata, Argentina, was the fifth in a series of international symposia on this topic originally organized by Mexican scholars. This book and the bonds established between archaeologists are two main results this event produced. Both of them are crucial to the development of this area of inquiry and in different ways are relevant to filling the gaps in research on the early peopling of South America and the entire continent. Most of the papers in this book focus on southern South America. (At the conference the geographic focus was better balanced, and several papers on topics from Siberia, North America, and even Australia were presented.Fil: Miotti, Laura Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Flegenheimer, Nora. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Municipalidad de Necochea. Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Necochea; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; ArgentinaFil: Salemme, Monica Cira. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Goebel, Ted. Texas A&M University; Estados Unido
This research was supported by PICT 2015 0272, PICT 2016 0368, and UBACyT 2018 20020170100525BA
Quaternary of South America and Antarctic Peninsula, 2020
Cuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía, 1991
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo la presentacion de este hallazgo, discutir la estratigraf... more El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo la presentacion de este hallazgo, discutir la estratigrafia y la cronologia de los sedimentos portadores e intentar la reconstruccion de las caracteristicas paleoambientales. Para ello, fueron realizados perfiles estratigraficos en las localidades estudiadas, muestreo de las unidades reconocidas, estudio palinologico en doce niveles distintos, muestreo de materiales organicos para fechado radiocarbonico y recoleccion de troncos para su estudio xilologico.
Canada Honda is an archaeological locality that yielded seven sites on both margins of the Canada... more Canada Honda is an archaeological locality that yielded seven sites on both margins of the Canada Honda creek and the Rio Areco (Buenos Aires Province). Faunal remains are analyzed in this contribution, with the aim of understanding the economic strategies of the hunter-gatherer groups who inhabited the locality during the Late Holocene (ca. 2000 years B.P.). The methodology integrated taxonomic identification, quantification and analysis of cutmarks, fractures, thermal alteration and taphonomic damages of the identified archaeofaunas.
Chungará (Arica), 2021
The Sacrum is important for body stability, attachment of the lower limbs and the protection of p... more The Sacrum is important for body stability, attachment of the lower limbs and the protection of pelvic organs. This bone may be affected by congenital, degenerative or multifactorial pathologies. The aim of the present study is to analyze sacral lesions in a well-preserved sample of remains of Southern Patagonian hunter-gatherers and the possible influences of temporal-spatial and lifestyle variables, with special attention given to the effects of Native-European contact. Pathological signs from 56 adult sacral bones from both sexes and comprising a broad chronological range (5200 years BP-20 th century), were analyzed following the methodology proposed by Campo (2003, 2015). Pathologies analyzed showed that native individuals who lived in missionary areas presented a higher prevalence of lesions than samples from the remains of individuals, pre-contact and post-contact, from outside the missions, except for Schmörl nodes. The effects of age and sex showed similar patterns with respect to other populations. A high prevalence of spondylolysis was observed, similarly to Inuit samples. Since the methodology for classifying Spina Bifida Oculta-SBO-still lacks standardization, in this work, we propose using the same methods employed by Kumar and Tubbs (2011).
Geoarchaeology, 2020
Surface site studies in Fuegian archaeology have mainly been undertaken with distributional or sp... more Surface site studies in Fuegian archaeology have mainly been undertaken with distributional or spatial approaches. However, issues related to integrity, resolution, and/or other aspects of site‐formation processes still require attention. In this study, the study of these processes is proposed as an initial step to enhancing the comprehension of human use‐of‐space and circulation in the Fuegian steppe. The Amalia 4 Site serves as an ideal case study to analyze the potential movement that was likely involved in the distribution of archaeological materials recorded on the surface. Different lines of evidence were evaluated: (a) Topographic aspects were related to the dimensions and weight of lithic artifacts and bone remains; (b) test pits and subsurface collections were carried out with the purpose of recording flakes and debris of less than 10 mm (microdebris) or other buried materials; (c) some retouched artifacts were observed at higher magnifications to evaluate differential alte...
Latin American Antiquity, 2019
In the semiarid environment of the Fuegian steppe (Argentina), shallow lakes were intensively exp... more In the semiarid environment of the Fuegian steppe (Argentina), shallow lakes were intensively exploited by hunter-gatherers throughout the Holocene. The archaeological record concentrated along their shoreline frequently reports the first stages of the lithic reduction sequence. In this article, we consider rock availability at different coastal sectors in Lake Amalia. The data focus on the size and weight of the cobbles used as raw material (in Lake Amalia and nearby locations), aiming to compare transported material and that which is spatially located. We analyze information regarding the role played by shallow lakes in the exploitation of steppe environments and their importance in hunter-gatherers’ mobility. We suggest that raw material frequency, size, and spatial distribution have conditioned space-use patterns in the Fuegian steppe. The Amalia locality study case sheds light on recurrent visits to specific places in these landscapes.
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2015
The archaeological record of the northern steppe in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) is characterized... more The archaeological record of the northern steppe in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) is characterized by the occurrence of concentrations of archaeological material at the ground surface, coming from gullies and deflation hollows related to shallow lake coastal environments. This particular distribution becomes a challenge concerning the study of site formation processes, particularly in relation to the burial and exhumation of archaeological materials. Bone assemblages coming from three archaeological contexts (Tres Marías, Amalia 4 and Arturo 1) are analysed here, pointing to the features, damage and stability or movements that reveal their taphonomic histories. Geomorphological landscapes vary from each site, being represented by deflation hollows close to shallow lakes as well as gullies originating from the coast itself. The faunal assemblages are mostly dominated by Lama guanicoe bones. Variability in taxonomic composition, weathering profiles, mobility and stability of materials, as well as evidence of anthropic modifications, among other records, demonstrate the existence of different depositional events. The high variability observed suggests that several pre-and post-depositional processes were involved; thus, it results in complex taphonomic histories and low integrity that make their interpretation difficult in terms of human activities.
Revista del Museo de La Plata, Nov 30, 2021
Integrity, resolution and obstrusivity of the archaeological record in northern Tierra del Fuego.... more Integrity, resolution and obstrusivity of the archaeological record in northern Tierra del Fuego. The aim of this contribution is to understand how geomorphological processes affect the archaeological signal and expected variability in terms of integrity, resolution and obstrusivity of the record. We present two cases of archaeological contexts linked to landforms frequent for the northern steppes of Tierra del Fuego: lake terraces covered by a eolian sediments and perched dunes. The archaeological findings associated with deflation holes excavated in a lake terrace at the locality Tres Marías (53°47´50"S-68°11´59"W) and the sites Yowen Ko/Amalia 6 (53°34´40"S-68°25´46"W), both linked to a perched dune in the Amalia locality, are analysed. Our Oría, J. et al. "Integridad, resolución y obstrusividad arqueológica" 257 studies indicate that the processes involved in the formation of the record in both types of land forms result in dissimilar preservation and, especially, dissimilar archaeological resolution. In this sense, perched dunes are favorable spaces for the detection of records with greater integrity and resolution. However, post-depositional processes currently observed and monitored in the area affect this archaeological record similarly in both types of landforms, with repeated burial and exposure of materials.
Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2023
Se presenta un panorama histórico de la trayectoria científica y académica de, al menos, dos disc... more Se presenta un panorama histórico de la trayectoria científica y académica de, al menos, dos disciplinas que desde fines del siglo XIX trataron conjuntamente la cuestión de los paleoambientes y su transformación a partir de la presencia humana. Esta práctica inter y multidisciplinaria fue consolidándose en el Museo de La Plata como la línea de investigación zooarqueológica que hoy tiene gran desarrollo no solo en el país, sino en el mundo. En esta extensa historia académica, las ideas propuestas por Florentino Ameghino hasta las de la actualidad han sido puestas a prueba continuamente. La meta es exponer los principales conceptos vistos desde la producción interdisciplinaria de biólogos y arqueólogos en las regiones pampeana y patagónica.
El hueso como materia prima para la manufactura de artefactos entre los cazadores pedestres del n... more El hueso como materia prima para la manufactura de artefactos entre los cazadores pedestres del norte de Tierra del Fuego ha sido menos estudiado dado su bajo número respecto del material lítico recuperado en los contextos arqueológicos. Del sitio Las Vueltas 1 (3ra ocupación) se estudiaron 97 artefactos óseos; se presentan los resultados obtenidos del análisis tecno-morfológico (determinación taxonómica y anatómica de los huesos soporte, medidas, grupo morfológico) y funcional (macro y microscópico). El objetivo es aportar al estudio de la tecnología ósea que incluye el modo de producción y uso de los instrumentos en hueso.
Se identifica una tecnología ósea que abarca diferentes secuencias de producción en su manufactura y usos. Esto permitió identificar artefactos expeditivos que presentan una escasa transformación morfológica, tales como los machacadores óseos (N=69) y percutores blandos (N=6), como también instrumentos con una mayor formatización, entre ellos punzones (N=4), retocadores (N=7) y bi-puntas (N=2). Se presenta por primera vez la evidencia de manufactura y uso de “cuchillos óseos” o “filos largos óseos” (N=9), confeccionados en escápulas de guanaco. En cuanto a la función, se han observado rastros que indican la participación de los artefactos en diferentes actividades.
Desde la década de 1980, el campo de la Zooarqueología fue adquiriendo un notable crecimiento, q... more Desde la década de 1980, el campo de la Zooarqueología fue adquiriendo un notable
crecimiento, que se manifiesta en la diversidad de líneas de investigación desarrolladas y en el número creciente de investigadores, becarios y estudiantes abocados a esta especialidad. Hasta el año 2008, los únicos espacios para la discusión de los datos generados a partir de los conjuntos arqueofaunísticos eran los Congresos Nacionales y las Jornadas regionales de arqueología. sin embargo, la variedad de los temas tratados y el creciente número de presentaciones en estas reuniones científicas limitaban el espacio de discusión de los resultados y el intercambio de ideas. Con la intención de suplir esta situación, en septiembre de 2008 se realizó el i Congreso Nacional de Zooarqueología argentina (malargüe), con el objetivo de generar un espacio de intercambio y discusión que congregara a los investigadores en zooarqueología de todo el país, evento al cual le siguieron la segunda edición en olavarría en 2011 y la tercera en Tilcara en 2013. el IV Congreso Nacional de Zooarqueología (iVCNZa), que se realiza en Ushuaia, demuestra la continuidad y la periodicidad para la reunión de los especialistas e interesados en esta disciplina.
El registro de conjuntos líticos en la laguna Arturo ha sido reconocido y estudiado en distintos ... more El registro de conjuntos líticos en la laguna Arturo ha sido reconocido y estudiado en distintos puntos (sitios Arturo 1, 2 y hallazgos aislados). Se presenta en esta oportunidad el resultado del análisis de un nuevo contexto de tipo taller (Arturo 3) y el relevamiento espacial de un locus de aprovisionamiento de materias primas líticas (Arturo 4), emplazado en el fondo de la laguna, detectado en prospecciones realizadas durante el periodo en que se encontraba seca.
Los resultados de estos estudios aportan, por un lado, a la discusión sobre el uso del espacio y el rol de la laguna dentro del modo de vida cazador-recolector; por otro lado, permiten ampliar el análisis de los procesos postdepositacionales a los que está sujeto el registro en este tipo de ambientes.
La disponibilidad de rocas aptas para la talla ha sido un atractor para la ocupación del entorno lagunar, pero la principal fuente de este recurso a escala local (Arturo 4) solo estuvo accesible en periodos de déficit hídrico. Esta característica se observa en los ensambles de diatomeas de laguna Arturo, a lo largo de todo el Holoceno. Se explora este vector como posible evidencia de estacionalidad en el uso de la localidad.