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      El consumo de moluscos en la Costa Norte de Santa Cruz

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          En este trabajo se discute el valor de los moluscos en las dietas indígenas de los grupos que ocuparon la Costa Norte de Santa Cruz durante el Holoceno tardío, por medio del potencial alimenticio de los mismos, inferido a partir del análisis del registro arqueológico superficial. Se discute, de esta manera, la imagen arqueológica construida a partir de análisis previos, a la luz de los nuevos resultados centrados en los restos malacológicos. Se considera que la densidad de restos de moluscos en los sitios arqueológicos refleja la importancia dietaria relativa de los mismos. Por ello, se tiene en cuenta la variabilidad de especies de moluscos representados arqueológicamente, cuya presencia presumiblemente, responde a decisiones antrópicas orientadas al consumo alimenticio. Por último, se analiza el aporte calórico estimado por especie en el nivel areal. Dado que es imposible establecer valores absolutos para el aporte calórico total representado en cada sitio, se trabaja con porcentajes relativos como aproximación al aporte diferencial de los moluscos a la dieta indígena. Esta metodología exploratoria y experimental, es una herramienta sencilla y operativa de análisis, que permitirá hacer un aporte inicial, para tratar de responder parcialmente a los interrogantes, así como para discutir algunas conclusiones a las que se han arribado previamente.

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          In this paper the value of mussels in the hunter-gatherer diet of the northern coast of Santa Cruz in the Late Holocene is discussed through the alimentary potential inferred from the archaeological record. As such, the archaeological image constructed from previous analyses is discussed in light of new results obtained from the analysis of the mussel remains. The density of mussel shell reflects the relative dietary importance of this resource. In relation to that idea we considered the variability of species represented archaeologically, the presence of which presumably represents the result of human decisions taken in relation to food consumption. Given that it is impossible to establish absolute values for the total calorific contribution of each site relative percentages are used to approximate the differential contribution of these mollusks to the indigenous diet. This exploratory and experimental method is a simple and operative analytical tool that enables an initial response, partial to the questions raised, as well as to discuss some conclusions previously passed over.

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                Journal
                iant
                Intersecciones en antropología
                Intersecciones antropol.
                Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina )
                1850-373X
                December 2005
                : 6
                : 121-137
                Affiliations
                [01] Buenos Aires orgnameMuseo de La Plata orgdiv1Departamento Científico de Arqueología Argentina
                [02] Puerto Madryn Chubut orgnameCENPAT Argentina
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                S1850-373X2005000100010 S1850-373X(05)00000600010
                232246e4-3094-4271-88b9-b2ef9729f56f

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 30 June 2004
                : 24 November 2004
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 54, Pages: 17
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                Moluscos,Distribución de sitios,Densidad de sitios,Economical resources,Site distribution,Mussels,Recursos alimenticios,Site density

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