Antípoda. Revista de Antropología y Arqueología

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

Sub-Aquatic Archeology and Taphonomy: Recent Advances in the Study of Submerged Phinipleistocenics in the Pacific Coast of Central Chile

No. 13 | 2011-07-01
  • Cartajena F. Isabel
  • López M. Patricio
  • Carabias A. Diego
  • Carla Morales
  • Gabriel Vargas
https://doi.org/10.7440/antipoda13.2011.10

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a taphonomic analysis of the site GNLQ1 (32 ° S – 71° W Chile) discovered at 13 m of depth below sea level. The site can be characterized as a primary context, conformed by diverse remains of extinct continental fauna (families Camelidae, Cervidae, Cricetidae, Artiodactyla, Equidae, Mylodontidae, Canidae and the Xenarthra Order) recovered in concentrations arranged on a stratigraphic unit also assigned to the Late Pleistocene. We deal with taxonomic determination, skeletal units’ representations, and surface modifications of the material. We aim to understand paleo-ecological conditions and identify taphonomic factors in terrestrial and sub aquatic contexts.

Keywords: underwater archaeology, taphonomy, extinct fauna, late pleistocene, central Chile

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