La fauna de porte menor en sitios arqueológicos de la región pampeana, Argentina. Agente disturbador vs. recurso económico

Abstract

The record of small and middle sized mammals -particularly rodents, armadillos, fishes and birds- in archaeofaunal contexts of different areas of Pampean Region (Argentina) with chronologies from Early to Late Holocene are herein discussed. Their potential as economic resource exploited by hunter gatherers and the incidence in the formation processes are considered as well. The main goal is to analyze the role of the small taxa in the cultural and environmental context, comparing at spatial and chronological level; likewise, hypotheses on economic strategies about the use in the human diet and other derived products (leathers, feathers, bones) are also studied. The assemblages herein studied come from the archaeological locality Cañada Honda and Sitio Rio Lujan (Northeastern Pampa); La Guillerma 1, La Guillerma 5 and San Ramon 7 sites (Salado river Depression), laguna Tres Reyes 1, Arroyo Seco 2 and El Guanaco sites (Interserrana area) and Paso Mayor and Barrio Las Dunas sites (Southwestern area).