Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol | eISSN 2011-4273 | ISSN 1900-5407

Approaches and Scale Analyses in South American Zooarcheology and Taphonomy: Reflections Regarding its Current State and Perspectives for its Development

No. 13 (2011-07-01)
  • Mariana Mondini
  • A. Sebastián Muñoz
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda13.2011.11

Abstract

Theoretical and methodological aspects of zooarchaeology and taphonomy are discussed in relation to the development of these disciplines in South America. In particular, issues regarding scales of analysis, theoretical-methodological approaches to the role of taphonomic processes and human behavior, and the interaction between taphonomy and zooarchaeology. Current issues in these disciplines and the particularities of Neotropical faunas are considered.

Keywords: zooarchaeology, taphonomy, scales, actors, South America