Abstract
A preliminary comparative study of pinniped bone assemblages from Late Holocene archaeological sites and from present day deposits on the Atlantic coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego is presented. The aim is to assess the properties distinguishing bone accumulations of these marine mammals formed by human activity and those formed by natural processes. The evidence suggests that anthropic assemblages differ from natural ones in a number of properties, such as anatomical composition and integrity and of the age profile of the individuals represented, and they look alike in other respects, such as bone specimen fragmentation.
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