%0 Journal Article
%T LA ARQUEOFAUNA DE XCAMB¨®, YUCAT¨¢N, M¨¦XICO
%A G£¿tz
%A Christopher M
%A Sierra Sosa
%A Thelma Noemi
%J Antipoda. Revista de Antropolog¨ªa y Arqueolog¨ªa
%D 2011
%I Universidad de los Andes
%X this article discusses the faunal use pattern of the pre-hispanic mayas of the yucatan coast (mexico), based on a zooarchaeological sample from the site of xcambo. the discussion addresses the use of a wide and diverse spectrum of fauna, emphasizing the discovery of remains of the tropical seal (monachhus tropicalss) a species currently extinct. tropical seal specimens are extremely rare in mesoamerica, but they show that these animals were occasionally used by pre-columbian inhabitants.
%K mayan archaeology
%K zooarchaeology
%K subsistence
%K pre-hispanic fishing
%K monachhus tropicalss.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1900-54072011000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en