Artiodactyl Prey Transport by Foxes in Puna Rock Shelters.

The article examines the taphonomy of caves and rock shelters in the Argentinian Puna of Atacama. The investigation is aimed to bring forth tools for identifying the effects of the action of foxes on these faunal assemblages and understanding the factors conditioning the characteristics of this action. Accordingly, the aims are integrated in a general concern for understanding the processes of formation of the zooarchaeological record in rock shelters. To give light more on the matter, the identification of three taxonomic group of foxes are presented.