1. DIETA HUMANA, MOVILIDAD Y TECNOLOGÍA EN UN CONTEXTO MORTUORIO DEL VALLE DEL ATUEL: EL REGISTRO DE CAÑADA SECA-1 (SAN RAFAEL, MENDOZA).
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Ailén Peralta, Eva, Pompei, María de la Paz, Manuel López, José, Fiore, Danae, Diéguez, Sergio, Ugan, Andrew, Gil, Adolfo F., and Neme, Gustavo A.
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ANTHROPOMETRY , *ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations , *STABLE isotopes , *DIET , *RESIDENTIAL mobility , *CORN , *HISPANIC Americans - Abstract
The goal of this paper is to describe an archaeological burial site with commingled skeletal remains, named Cañada Seca-1 (MNI= 24), located in the Atuel River valley and dating from ca. 1500 years BP. This is performed by integrating well-known and recently developed lines of inquiry. Based on this record, we discuss interpretations related to cultigen presence and its implications in human subsistence and mobility, in an area traditionally characterized as the pre-Hispanic agricultural limit, ca. 2200 years BP. Results show that the individuals did not developed a farming strategy, although maize seems to have been part of their diet. In turn, the new information about mortuary behavior in the Atuel River valley provides new insights regarding mobility, as well as the use of utilitarian (lithics) and nonutilitarian (lithic and malacological ornaments) technology that went beyond these peoples' life into their death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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