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PLOS ONE | 2016

The Arrival of Homo sapiens into the Southern Cone at 14,000 Years Ago

Gustavo Politis; María A. Gutiérrez; Daniel J. Rafuse; Adriana Blasi

The Arroyo Seco 2 site contains a rich archaeological record, exceptional for South America, to explain the expansion of Homo sapiens into the Americas and their interaction with extinct Pleistocene mammals. The following paper provides a detailed overview of material remains found in the earliest cultural episodes at this multi-component site, dated between ca. 12,170 14C yrs B.P. (ca. 14,064 cal yrs B.P.) and 11,180 14C yrs B.P. (ca. 13,068 cal yrs B.P.). Evidence of early occupations includes the presence of lithic tools, a concentration of Pleistocene species remains, human-induced fractured animal bones, and a selection of skeletal parts of extinct fauna. The occurrence of hunter-gatherers in the Southern Cone at ca. 14,000 cal yrs B.P. is added to the growing list of American sites that indicate a human occupation earlier than the Clovis dispersal episode, but posterior to the onset of the deglaciation of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in the North America.


Magallania (punta Arenas) | 2014

Análisis Comparativo de los Patrones de Modificaciones Óseas de Dos Carnívoros Sudamericanos: El Gato Montés (Leopardus Geoffroyi) y el Zorro Pampeano (Lycalopex Gymnocercus). Aportes para la Identificación de la Acción de Pequeños Carnívoros en el Registro Arqueológico

Daniel J. Rafuse; Mariela E. González; Cristian A. Kaufmann; María C. Álvarez; María A. Gutiérrez; Agustina Massigoge

RESUMENEl objetivo de este trabajo es caracterizar y comparar los patrones de modificaciones oseas producidos por dos carnivoros autoctonos de Sudamerica, el zorro pampeano y el gato montes, sobre partes esqueletarias de pequenos vertebrados. Para esto se realizo una experiencia en un parque zoologico local, ofreciendo 10 conejos en forma controlada, a cada uno de los predadores mencionados. En esta oportunidad se presentan los resultados de los restos no ingeridos, para los cuales se analizo la representacion anatomica y los patrones de fractura. Los resultados indican que tanto el gato montes como el zorro pampeano generan una destruccion osea significativa en los restos de conejo, lo cual impacta directamente en la representacion de los individuos. Los elementos con mayor supervivencia fueron los huesos largos, la pelvis, el craneo y la mandibula. Por otra parte, la densidad osea resulto ser uno de los factores que condiciono la destruccion diferencial de los elementos. Si bien nuestros resultados no permiten diferenciar las modificaciones generadas por estas dos especies de carnivoros, los patrones observados aportan nuevos datos que ayudan a distinguir estos conjuntos de aquellos originados por otros predadores como por ejemplo, aves rapaces diurnas y nocturnas. PALABRAS CLAVE: tafonomia experimental, gato montes, zorro pampeano, pequenos vertebrados, modificaciones oseas.COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BONE MODIFICATION PATTERNS PRODUCED BY TWO SOUTH AMERICAN CARNIVORES: THE GEOFFROY’S CAT (


Revista Chilena de Antropología | 2015

Estudio comparativo de las marcas de dientes producidas por dos pequeños carnívoros sudamericanos

Agustina Massigoge; María A. Gutiérrez; María C. Álvarez; Cristian A. Kaufmann; Daniel J. Rafuse; Mariela E. González

En este trabajo se presentan los primeros resultados de un estudio experimental realizado con zorro pampeano (Lycalopex gymnocercus) y gato montes (Leopardus geoffroyi) con el fin de caracterizar el patron de marcas de dientes generado por cada carnivoro sobre restos oseos no ingeridos de un mamifero pequeno y evaluar si existen diferencias en estos patrones. Este estudio indico que ambos carnivoros generan los mismos tipos de modificaciones y en proporciones similares; no obstante, el numero promedio de marcas por especimen es mas del doble en el caso del zorro. Sobre la base de los resultados preliminares obtenidos se propone que el tamano de los hoyuelos no parece ser un criterio diagnostico determinante para distinguir la accion de estos dos predadores.


Historical Biology | 2017

Taphonomy of modern communal burrow systems of the Plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus, Chinchillidae) in the Pampas region of Argentina: implications for the fossil record

Daniel J. Rafuse; Cristian A. Kaufmann; María A. Gutiérrez; Mariela E. González; Nahuel A. Scheifler; María C. Álvarez; Agustina Massigoge

Abstract The Plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is one of the largest rodents in South America. They live in communal burrow systems (vizcacheras) shaped by complex subterranean galleries which produce a strong impact on the local landscape. This paper presents the results of an actualistic study conducted with abandoned vizcacheras from the Pampas region of Argentina. The main objective is to evaluate the role of this rodent in the formation of the fossil record. Results indicate that the Plains vizcacha is responsible for the mixing, accumulation, and transport of materials; such as sticks, caliche, dung, feces, and abundant bone remains. Their burrowing activity and the accumulating habits, modifies the landscape, creating environments conducive to the buildup of objects and the reuse by different animals. These characteristics result in very complex associations of materials of different origins; making this rodent an important taphonomic agent with the potential to significantly impact the fossil record.


Quaternary International | 2012

Bone modification and destruction patterns of leporid carcasses by Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi): An experimental study

María C. Álvarez; Cristian A. Kaufmann; Agustina Massigoge; María A. Gutiérrez; Daniel J. Rafuse; Nahuel A. Scheifler; Mariela E. González


Quaternary Science Reviews | 2016

Subsistence strategies in Argentina during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene

Gustavo Martínez; María A. Gutiérrez; Pablo G. Messineo; Cristian A. Kaufmann; Daniel J. Rafuse


Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences | 2016

The role of small carnivores in the movement of bones: implications for the Pampas archaeofaunal record, Argentina

María A. Gutiérrez; Cristian A. Kaufmann; Mariela E. González; Nahuel A. Scheifler; Daniel J. Rafuse; Agustina Massigoge; María C. Álvarez


Quaternary International | 2016

Carcass utilization and bone modifications on guanaco killed by puma in northern Patagonia, Argentina

Cristian A. Kaufmann; Daniel J. Rafuse; Mariela E. González; María C. Álvarez; Agustina Massigoge; Nahuel A. Scheifler; María A. Gutiérrez


Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | 2015

Beached penguins on the Atlantic Coast in the Pampas region of Argentina: Taphonomic analysis and implications for the archaeological record

Agustina Massigoge; Daniel J. Rafuse; María C. Álvarez; Mariela E. González; María A. Gutiérrez; Cristian A. Kaufmann; Nahuel A. Scheifler


Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports | 2017

Early to Middle Holocene subsistence strategies in the Pampas region: Evidence from the Arroyo Seco 2 site

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María A. Gutiérrez

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Cristian A. Kaufmann

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Agustina Massigoge

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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María C. Álvarez

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Mariela E. González

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Nahuel A. Scheifler

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Gustavo Politis

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Adriana Blasi

National University of La Plata

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Gustavo Flensborg

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Gustavo Martínez

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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