Procesamiento y consumo de guanaco en el sitio chorrillo malo 2, provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina

Abstract

We present results of faunal studies conducted on the samples recovered in an area of Chorrillo Malo 2 site (Santa Cruz province, Argentina), with dates that range between ca. 6300 and 5500 years BP). The main goal of the paper is the analysis of guanaco (Lama guanicoe) human butchering and consumption. A study of the taphonomic processes that affected the samples, which provide the basis for the behavorial interpretations is developed. The results of these analyses show that there was a greater selection of anatomical units in terms of its medullar fat content in earlier deposits (ca. 6300 and 5500 years BP).