BIRD EXPLOITATION IN THE PIZZULIC BAY SITES (ENGLEFIELD ISLAND, SENO OTWAY, CHILE)

Abstract

This paper presents the results obtained from the analysis of the zooarchaeological bird assemblages of the Pizzulic 2, Pizzulic 3 and Pizzulic 4 sites, located in the Englefield island, whose radiocarbon dates show occupations from the Middle Holocene to the first millennium of our era. The analysis of the avifauna made it possible to determine the existence of continuity in the exploitation and selection of birds for these three sites, exploiting a reduced taxonomic range and a selection focused mainly on the Phalacrocoracidae Family. Likewise, the identification of juvenile individuals in the studied suggests summer occupations. In all three sets, a continuity in the processing of the birds with iterative dismemberment and chopping patterns was detected.