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Archaeological analysis of shell middens in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego Island
Author(s) -
Estevez Jordi,
Piana Ernesto,
Schiavini Adrian,
JuanMuns Nuria
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.543
Subject(s) - midden , beagle , archaeology , tierra , excavation , fauna , biota , geography , channel (broadcasting) , zooarchaeology , ecology , engineering , biology , electrical engineering , genetics
Abstract An archaeological programme beginning in 1993, in the Beagle Channel, aims to describe the long‐term record of maritime faunal exploitation, and relate it to the environmental record. Results from quantitative analysis of remains from a series of shell midden excavations indicate a remarkably stable and resilient marine biota over the last 6500 years. Only in the previous century have there been changes in fauna, which might correspond to recent global warming. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.