Abstract

RIZZO, Florencia  and  FERNANDEZ, Mercedes Grisel. COMPARED TAPHONOMIC HISTORIES OF HUMAN AND FAUNAL BONE REMAINS FROM ACEVEDO 1 SITE, PICO RIVER VALLEY (CHUBUT PROVINCE, ARGENTINA). Comechingonia [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.2, pp.1-10. ISSN 1851-0027.

The association between human and faunal bone remains within the same archaeological deposits is a frequentphenomenon in archaeological sites attributed to hunter-gatherersin Patagonia. This paper analyzes the taphonomic trajectories of two bone assemblies recovered at the Acevedo 1 site (Río Pico locality, west-central Chubut) in order to assess the type of association between them. For this, the taphonomic reanalysis of both samples was carried out, through the survey of the traces of anthropic and natural origin and evaluating the incidence of different taphonomic agents. The results suggest that human remains would have been deposited on the site possibly in the context of mortuary activities, while the bulk of the faunal sample would have been mainly formed by the action of canids, probably foxes. In this way, the aim is to stand out the importance of considering taphonomic histories when interpreting the archaeological record, especially in regard to associations between human and faunal remains.

Keywords : taphonomy - comparative study - Patagonia - forest.