Time perspectives, palimpsests and the archaeology of time

G Bailey - Journal of anthropological archaeology, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper explores the meaning of time perspectivism, its relationship to other theories of
time used in archaeological interpretation, and the ways in which it can be implemented …

The shell midden conundrum: Comparative micromorphology of shell-matrix sites from South America

XS Villagran - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2019 - Springer
Shell-matrix sites are one of the most widespread archaeological deposits in the world. They
inform archaeologists about human adaptations to coastal environments, the evolution of …

Experimental micromorphology in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): building a reference collection for the study of shell middens in cold climates

XS Villagran, AL Balbo, M Madella, A Vila… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Commonly used in archaeological contexts, micromorphology did not see a parallel
advance in the field of experimental archaeology. Drawing from early work conducted in the …

Micromorphological perspectives on the stratigraphical excavation of shell middens: a first approximation from the ethnohistorical site Tunel VII, Tierra del Fuego …

AL Balbo, M Madella, A Vila, J Estévez - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Due to their problematic stratigraphy, shell middens have traditionally been excavated by
artificial stratigraphical cuts. This approach has often led to the obliteration of the original …

Oxygen isotopic composition of limpet shells from the Beagle Channel: implications for seasonal studies in shell middens of Tierra del Fuego

AC Colonese, E Verdún-Castelló, M Álvarez… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Shell middens distributed along the coastal areas of the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego)
testify the primary role of marine resources in the successful social dynamic of hunter …

Microtaphonomy in archaeological sites: The use of soil micromorphology to better understand bone taphonomy in archaeological contexts

J Estévez, XS Villagran, AL Balbo, K Hardy - Quaternary International, 2014 - Elsevier
In archaeozoological studies, taphonomic analyses have focused largely on identification of
chemical and mechanical changes of the bones recovered during excavation. The …

Towards high-resolution shell midden archaeology: Experimental and ethnoarchaeology in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)

IB Godino, M Álvarez, A Balbo, D Zurro, M Madella… - Quaternary …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the ongoing ethnoarchaeological research carried out in Yamana
shell middens of Tierra del Fuego. Ethnoarchaeology is used in this research as a tool to …

Integrated archaeozoological research of shell middens: new insights into hunter-gatherer-fisher coastal exploitation in Tierra del Fuego

AC Colonese, E Camarós, E Verdún… - The Journal of Island …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Shells of Nacella magellanica are abundant in archaeological shell middens distributed
along the Beagle Channel. In this study we analyzed the oxygen isotopic composition of …

Variability of the phytolith record in fisher–hunter–gatherer sites: An example from the Yamana society (Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

D Zurro, M Madella, I Briz, A Vila - Quaternary International, 2009 - Elsevier
Phytoliths were analysed from shell-midden samples from the Yamana site Túnel VII,
located on the northern shore of the Beagle Channel, in Tierra del Fuego. A detailed and …

Investigaciones etnoarqueológicas en Tierra del Fuego (1986-2006): reflexiones para la arqueología prehistórica europa

A Vila-Mitjà, L Mameli, X Terradas-Batlle… - 2007 - digital.csic.es
[ES] Durante 20 años se han llevado a cabo en Tierra del Fuego investigaciones dirigidas a
contrastar etnográficamente el registro arqueológico de sociedades cazadoras recolectoras …