Abstract

CRUZ, Isabel. BIRD BONES TAPHONOMY: STATE OF THE PROBLEM AND PERSPECTIVES FROM THE SOUTHERN NEOTROPICS. Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol. [online]. 2011, n.13, pp.147-174. ISSN 1900-5407.

Current studies on bird bones conducted at the Neotropics show that differences in the impact of taphonomic processes are mainly due to body size and anatomy, as well as to the role of environmental and ecological contexts. Future research must include comparative studies and controlled observations to generate specific models that will help to understand taphonomic histories of zooarchaeological remains in the region.

Keywords : Tafonomía de vertebrados; aves; meteorización; representación anatómica; modificaciones por carnívoros; Vertebrate Taphonomy; Birds; Weathering; Anatomic Representation; Carnivore's Modifications.

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