Camelid diet through microhistological and palynological analyses of feces and coprolites from Parque Nacional Perito Moreno, Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
• Main Authors: Agliano, Florencia, Velázquez, Nadia Jimena, Martínez Tosto, Ana Cecilia, Camiolo, Ivana Silvia, Rindel, Diego Damian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: COPROLITES; CAMELIDS; PLANT REMAINS; POLEN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6; Argentina; Destacamento; Moreno; Patagonia; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/243294

Several palynological and microhistological studies have demonstrated the potential of coprolites analyses for understanding paleodiets and paleoenvironmental reconstructions of species of archaeological interest, such as Lama guanicoe (guanaco). The guanaco was the main food resource for hunter-gat...