The barn owl as an accumulator of bone remains in central western Argentina: multi-taxa neo-taphonomic approach and implications for Holocene contexts

FS Rubini, J Mignino, NM Guardia, A Zarco… - The …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Barn owls are the most widely distributed group of owls in the world and are among the most
common accumulators of small vertebrate remains at archeological and paleontological …

From owl prey to human food: taphonomy of archaeological small mammal remains from the late Holocene wetlands of arid environments in Central Western …

JM López, H Chiavazza - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The present study analyses small mammal bone and tooth accumulations recovered in three
open-air archaeological sites from northern Mendoza (Argentina) in the central Monte …

[HTML][HTML] Egagrópilas actuales de aves rapaces como herramienta para la generación de modelos paleoambientales en la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina

JM López, JP Aguilar, FJ Fernández - Mastozoología neotropical, 2021 - SciELO Argentina
El conocimiento de las comunidades actuales de micromamíferos es relevante para
interpretar fluctuaciones paleoambientales del Cuaternario tardío. En este trabajo se …

Microhistological analysis of ancient wild herbivore droppings from the Potrerillos valley, central western Argentina: palaeodiets, vegetation and human activity

JM López, MI Cona, V Cortegoso - Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2025 - Springer
The deposition of faeces, pellets or non-ingested remains resulting from the feeding
activities of humans and animals has led to the considerable accumulation of remains …

El registro zooarqueológico en los límites meridionales de la agricultura prehispánica andina: sitio Los Conitos (valle de Potrerillos, Mendoza, Argentina)

JM López, V Cortegoso - Intersecciones en antropología, 2024 - SciELO Argentina
Se presentan los resultados del análisis de los restos faunísticos recuperados en el sitio
arqueológico Los Conitos (valle de Potrerillos, Mendoza, Argentina). El sitio posee …

Late-Holocene environmental conditions revealed by a small mammal assemblage in mountain areas of Northwestern Argentina

PE Ortiz, JP Jayat, A Novillo, V Torres-Carro… - The …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Based on a diverse Late-Holocene (1889–1743 cal yrs BP) small mammal assemblage (14
species, 204 individuals) resulting from the trophic activity of owls, we reconstruct the …

Archaeological evidence of rodent consumption in North Africa: The Middle Stone Age of the rock shelter Ifri n'ammar in northeastern Morocco

T Mouhsine, F Amani, A Mikdad - Journal of Archaeological Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents undeniable evidence of anthropogenic exploitation of small mammals in
Ifri n'Ammar rock shelter, located in the northeast of Morocco. Among the rodent species …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental and observational research in Zooarchaeology: Scopes, limitations and future perspectives

P Escosteguy, R Frontini, F Day Pilaría - 2020 - dspace5.filo.uba.ar
The symposium The contribution of actualistic studies in zooarchaeological analyses: scope,
limitations and future perspectives (“El aporte de los estudios actualísticos en los análisis …