Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile

Recovery methods and techniques for archaeological sampling can yield major differences in abundance and anatomo-taxonomical representation of animals, affecting past social and ecological reconstruction. Despite being a common organic material in archaeological sites, faunal remains typically exhib...

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Autores: Rebolledo, Sandra, Béarez, Philippe, Zurro Hernández, Débora, Santoro, Calogero M., Latorre, Claudio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/232412
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/232412
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fishing
Early–Middle Holocene
Atacama Desert coast
Ichthyoarchaeology
Mesh screen size
Fisher-hunter-gatherers
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spelling Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern ChileRebolledo, SandraBéarez, PhilippeZurro Hernández, DéboraSantoro, Calogero M.Latorre, ClaudioFishingEarly–Middle HoloceneAtacama Desert coastIchthyoarchaeologyMesh screen sizeFisher-hunter-gatherersRecovery methods and techniques for archaeological sampling can yield major differences in abundance and anatomo-taxonomical representation of animals, affecting past social and ecological reconstruction. Despite being a common organic material in archaeological sites, faunal remains typically exhibit differential preservation of species and skeletal elements due to pre- and post-depositional processes. This is particularly true for small-sized animals such as certain species of fish, whose often small and fragile fragments are difficult to recover and identify. Here, we present the results of a comparative analysis between two ichthyoarchaeological assemblages from Caleta Vitor 3 in northern Chile (CV3, 18°45′09″ S), an Early to Middle Holocene (9.2–7.6 ka cal BP) Chinchorro shell midden site. We compare samples obtained and processed, both in the field and the lab, using different recovery techniques. We developed a data standardisation procedure to compare and evaluate skeletal representation, taxa distribution and variations throughout the stratigraphic sequence. Our results show that mesh screen size affects not only the abundance and density of fish but also species representation. Moreover, the identification of small pelagic fish at CV3 sheds further light upon prehistoric fishing strategies and social organisation during the site’s early occupation.This work was supported by FONDECYT [grant number 1150763] project under grant Becas Chile – Doctorado en el Extranjero 2018. The authors thank FONDECYT [grant number 1191568] (to C. L. and C. M. S.) and the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Chile) [grant number AFB170008] for funding past and ongoing excavations. S. R. and D. Z. acknowledge Grups de Recerca de Qualitat CaSEs – Culture and Socio-Ecological Dynamics [grant number 2017 SGR 212], AGAUR-Generalitat de Catalunya for funding this work in the 40th AEA Conference. C. L. and C. M. S. also acknowledge ongoing funding from the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Chile), Millennium Nucleus UPWELL [grant number NCN19_153].We acknowledge support of the publication fee by the CSIC Open Access Publication Support Initiative through its Unit of Information Resources for Research (URICI).Peer reviewedAssociation for Environmental ArchaeologyRebolledo, Sandra [0000-0003-1886-5929]Béarez, Philippe [0000-0003-0397-2393]Zurro Hernández, Débora [0000-0003-2498-9338]Santoro, Calogero M. [0000-0002-3702-8408]Latorre, Claudio [0000-0003-4708-7599]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202120212021info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://hdl.handle.net/10261/232412reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2021.1886647Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2324122026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
title Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
spellingShingle Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
Rebolledo, Sandra
Fishing
Early–Middle Holocene
Atacama Desert coast
Ichthyoarchaeology
Mesh screen size
Fisher-hunter-gatherers
title_short Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
title_full Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
title_fullStr Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
title_full_unstemmed Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
title_sort Big Fish or Small Fish? Differential Ichthyoarchaeological Representation Revealed by Different Recovery Methods in the Atacama Desert Coast, Northern Chile
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rebolledo, Sandra
Béarez, Philippe
Zurro Hernández, Débora
Santoro, Calogero M.
Latorre, Claudio
author Rebolledo, Sandra
author_facet Rebolledo, Sandra
Béarez, Philippe
Zurro Hernández, Débora
Santoro, Calogero M.
Latorre, Claudio
author_role author
author2 Béarez, Philippe
Zurro Hernández, Débora
Santoro, Calogero M.
Latorre, Claudio
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Rebolledo, Sandra [0000-0003-1886-5929]
Béarez, Philippe [0000-0003-0397-2393]
Zurro Hernández, Débora [0000-0003-2498-9338]
Santoro, Calogero M. [0000-0002-3702-8408]
Latorre, Claudio [0000-0003-4708-7599]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fishing
Early–Middle Holocene
Atacama Desert coast
Ichthyoarchaeology
Mesh screen size
Fisher-hunter-gatherers
topic Fishing
Early–Middle Holocene
Atacama Desert coast
Ichthyoarchaeology
Mesh screen size
Fisher-hunter-gatherers
description Recovery methods and techniques for archaeological sampling can yield major differences in abundance and anatomo-taxonomical representation of animals, affecting past social and ecological reconstruction. Despite being a common organic material in archaeological sites, faunal remains typically exhibit differential preservation of species and skeletal elements due to pre- and post-depositional processes. This is particularly true for small-sized animals such as certain species of fish, whose often small and fragile fragments are difficult to recover and identify. Here, we present the results of a comparative analysis between two ichthyoarchaeological assemblages from Caleta Vitor 3 in northern Chile (CV3, 18°45′09″ S), an Early to Middle Holocene (9.2–7.6 ka cal BP) Chinchorro shell midden site. We compare samples obtained and processed, both in the field and the lab, using different recovery techniques. We developed a data standardisation procedure to compare and evaluate skeletal representation, taxa distribution and variations throughout the stratigraphic sequence. Our results show that mesh screen size affects not only the abundance and density of fish but also species representation. Moreover, the identification of small pelagic fish at CV3 sheds further light upon prehistoric fishing strategies and social organisation during the site’s early occupation.
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