APROXIMACIONES Y ESCALAS DE ANáLISIS EN LA ZOOARQUEOLOGíA Y TAFONOMíA SUDAMERICANAS: ALGUNAS REFLEXIONES SOBRE SU ESTADO ACTUAL Y PERSPECTIVAS PARA SU DESARROLLO

theoretical and methodological aspects of zooarchaeology and taphonomy are discussed in relation to the development of these disciplines in south america. in particular, issues regarding scales of analysis, theoretical-methodological approaches to the role of taphonomic processes and human behavior, and the interaction between taphonomy and zooarchaeology. current issues in these disciplines and the particularities of neotropical faunas are considered.