Abstract

LEON, D. Catriel; GUTIERREZ, María A.; POLITIS, Gustavo G.  and  BAYON, M. Cristina. FAUNISTIC ANALYSIS OF THE LA OLLA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE (SECTORS 3 AND 4), SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC COAST OF BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE. Relaciones [online]. 2017, vol.42, n.1, pp.1-10. ISSN 0325-2221.

The archaeological site La Olla is located in the lower intertidal zone of Monte Hermoso city (Buenos Aires Province), dating to the end of the Early Holocene. Two new sectors were excavated in 2008, La Olla 3 and La Olla 4 (LO3 and LO4). In both, a great variety of archaeological material was recovered, among them, lithic artifacts, wooden instruments and abundant bone remains. The results of the zooarchaeological analysis of LO3 and LO4 (NISP=316) is presented. The organic remains are characterized by an exceptional state of preservation. The results allow proposing that La Olla would have functioned as a specific processing site of Otariidae, being the two species of sea lions (Arctocephalus australis and Otaria favescens) the main human exploited fauna resources. The hunter-gatherer groups occupied mixohaline marshes in the upper parts of the beach and, contrary to what happened on the northern coast of Buenos Aires, these results indicate a significant component of marine resources in their diet.

Keywords : coastal hunter-gatherers - marine resource exploitation - subsistence - site formation processes.

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