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A chronology for the earliest human burials at Cuchipuy, central Chile

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WoS	WOS:000778630100001
Scopus	SCOPUS_ID:85120946962

DOI

10.1016/J.JASREP.2021.103310

Año

2022

Tipo

artículo de investigación

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Autores Afiliación Chile

Instituciones Chile

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Afiliación Extranjera

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Extranjeras

Abstract

Cuchipuy is an archaeological site within the ancient Laguna de Tagua Tagua area (O'Higgins Region, central Chile; known for containing the remains of extinct fauna), with evidence for cultural activity spanning most of the Holocene, including over 50 human burials. The bulk of chronometric work at Cuchipuy was carried out in the 1980s, where a discrepancy within the radiocarbon dating results raised questions on the antiquity of the oldest funerary deposits (Stratum 4). Given the importance of both the site and area in prehistoric studies, this analysis aimed to reassess the chronology of Stratum 4 through the production of new radiocarbon dates on human remains and the application of Bayesian modelling. When combined with previously published ages, results place the commencement of Stratum 4 at 7320-7160 cal BP, within the early-mid Holocene. This is later than previous conclusions based on the discrepant dataset, refuting a temporal connection to Paleoindian deposits within the region. In addition, stable light isotope results suggest that human diet during the period was diverse, relying on both terrestrial and freshwater aquatic resources. This pattern changes with later populations, however, where the isotopic signal reflects the consumption of mainly terrestrial resources.

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Revista	ISSN
Journal Of Archaeological Science: Reports	2352-409X

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Archaeology

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Autores - Afiliación

Ord.	Autor	Género	Institución - País
1	Becerra-Valdivia, Lorena	Mujer	UNIV OXFORD - Reino Unido Oxford Social Sciences Division - Reino Unido
2	Eyquem, Andrea	Mujer	Universidad de Chile - Chile
3	SANTANA-SAGREDO, FRANCISCA	Mujer	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
4	MENDEZ-MELGAR, CESAR AUGUSTO	Hombre	Centro de Investigacion en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia - Chile

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Financiamiento

Fuente
Natural Environment Research Council
Oxford University
ANID
Calvary Mater Newcastle
Eugenio Aspillaga
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), through the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF)
Ana Carolina Barrera G?mez
National Monuments Council or Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile
National Environmental Isotope Facility

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Agradecimientos

Agradecimiento
The 16 human remain fragments were transferred from Chile to the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and there processed for scientific analyses under permit number 1973-18 (dated to the 18th of April, 2018; in response to application number 2110, filed on March 27th, 2018), granted by the National Monuments Council or Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (CMN). We thank the CMN and Ana Carolina Barrera Gomez, in particular, for her assistance. The human remains were sampled at the Anthropology Department at the University of Chile, Santiago, with access granted in 2018 by Cecilia Espinoza Vargas and Miriam Perez de los Rios. We extend our gratitude to them and Nicole Barreaux Hopfl, Collections Curator. We also thank Eugenio Aspillaga for his initial guidance and support, and acknowledge ANID Regional R20F0002 for funding (CM). Radiocarbon dating for this project was funded by The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), through the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF; grant NF/2018/1/4). We thank these institutions and Tom Higham for their support. Finally, we extend our gratitude to the staff at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit and Stable Isotope Laboratory. We particularly thank Peter Ditchfield for his assistance.
The 16 human remain fragments were transferred from Chile to the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and there processed for scientific analyses under permit number 1973-18 (dated to the 18th of April, 2018; in response to application number 2110, filed on March 27th, 2018), granted by the National Monuments Council or Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (CMN). We thank the CMN and Ana Carolina Barrera G?mez, in particular, for her assistance. The human remains were sampled at the Anthropology Department at the University of Chile, Santiago, with access granted in 2018 by Cecilia Espinoza Vargas and Miriam P?rez de los R?os. We extend our gratitude to them and Nicole Barreaux H?pfl, Collections Curator. We also thank Eugenio Aspillaga for his initial guidance and support, and acknowledge ANID Regional R20F0002 for funding (CM). Radiocarbon dating for this project was funded by The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), through the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF; grant NF/2018/1/4). We thank these institutions and Tom Higham for their support. Finally, we extend our gratitude to the staff at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit and Stable Isotope Laboratory. We particularly thank Peter Ditchfield for his assistance.

Agradecimiento

The 16 human remain fragments were transferred from Chile to the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and there processed for scientific analyses under permit number 1973-18 (dated to the 18th of April, 2018; in response to application number 2110, filed on March 27th, 2018), granted by the National Monuments Council or Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (CMN). We thank the CMN and Ana Carolina Barrera Gomez, in particular, for her assistance. The human remains were sampled at the Anthropology Department at the University of Chile, Santiago, with access granted in 2018 by Cecilia Espinoza Vargas and Miriam Perez de los Rios. We extend our gratitude to them and Nicole Barreaux Hopfl, Collections Curator. We also thank Eugenio Aspillaga for his initial guidance and support, and acknowledge ANID Regional R20F0002 for funding (CM). Radiocarbon dating for this project was funded by The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), through the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF; grant NF/2018/1/4). We thank these institutions and Tom Higham for their support. Finally, we extend our gratitude to the staff at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit and Stable Isotope Laboratory. We particularly thank Peter Ditchfield for his assistance.

The 16 human remain fragments were transferred from Chile to the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and there processed for scientific analyses under permit number 1973-18 (dated to the 18th of April, 2018; in response to application number 2110, filed on March 27th, 2018), granted by the National Monuments Council or Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (CMN). We thank the CMN and Ana Carolina Barrera G?mez, in particular, for her assistance. The human remains were sampled at the Anthropology Department at the University of Chile, Santiago, with access granted in 2018 by Cecilia Espinoza Vargas and Miriam P?rez de los R?os. We extend our gratitude to them and Nicole Barreaux H?pfl, Collections Curator. We also thank Eugenio Aspillaga for his initial guidance and support, and acknowledge ANID Regional R20F0002 for funding (CM). Radiocarbon dating for this project was funded by The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), through the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF; grant NF/2018/1/4). We thank these institutions and Tom Higham for their support. Finally, we extend our gratitude to the staff at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit and Stable Isotope Laboratory. We particularly thank Peter Ditchfield for his assistance.