Abstract

MONDINI, Mariana  and  MUNOZ, A. Sebastián. APPROACHES AND SCALE ANALYSES IN SOUTH AMERICAN ZOOARCHEOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY: REFLECTIONS REGARDING ITS CURRENT STATE AND PERSPECTIVES FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT. Antipod. Rev. Antropol. Arqueol. [online]. 2011, n.13, pp.229-250. ISSN 1900-5407.

Theoretical and methodological aspects of zooarchaeology and taphonomy are discussed in relation to the development of these disciplines in South America. In particular, issues regarding scales of analysis, theoretical-methodological approaches to the role of taphonomic processes and human behavior, and the Interaction between taphonomy and zooarchaeology. Current issues in these disciplines and the particularities of Neotropical faunas are considered.

Keywords : Zooarchaeology; Taphonomy; Scales; Actors; South America.

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