Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands)
Two eggs (L29 and N28) were recovered in the Holocene site of Lobos 3, (Islote de Lobos, north Fuerteventura, Canary Islands), the site has been interpreted as a purple dye workshop from the Early Roman Empire Epoch. For the first time, eggs from a Holocene deposit of the Canary Islands have been an...
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| author | Carmen Núñez-Lahuerta Miguel Moreno-Azanza Manuel Pérez-Pueyo M. del Carmen Del-Arco-Aguilar Mercedes Del-Arco-Aguilar Celia Siverio-Batista Carolina Castillo-Ruiz Penélope Cruzado-Caballero |
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| description | Two eggs (L29 and N28) were recovered in the Holocene site of Lobos 3, (Islote de Lobos, north Fuerteventura, Canary Islands), the site has been interpreted as a purple dye workshop from the Early Roman Empire Epoch. For the first time, eggs from a Holocene deposit of the Canary Islands have been analyzed in terms of size, shape, and biomineral structure, and studied on the basis of several thin sections and SEM analysis. The analysis of the remains allowed the assignation of both eggs to Procellariidae birds, thanks to the relative proportion of the eggshell layers and the vesiculation patterns. The size of the eggs allowed the assignation of L29 to cf. <i>Calonectris/Puffinus</i>, and to cf. <i>Puffinus</i> for N28. The absence of more structural analysis on Procellariiformes eggshells prevent a more specific assignation. The accumulation pattern of the eggs is compatible with a seasonal occupation pattern of the Roman site. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa89670f7cee4102833d1cfc2ccc8c812023-11-16T20:03:40ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-01-0115214410.3390/d15020144Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands)Carmen Núñez-Lahuerta0Miguel Moreno-Azanza1Manuel Pérez-Pueyo2M. del Carmen Del-Arco-Aguilar3Mercedes Del-Arco-Aguilar4Celia Siverio-Batista5Carolina Castillo-Ruiz6Penélope Cruzado-Caballero7Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Zona Educacional 4, Campus Sescelades URV (Edifici W3), 43007 Tarragona, SpainAragosaurus-IUCA Reconstrucciones Paleoambientales, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainAragosaurus-IUCA Reconstrucciones Paleoambientales, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainDepartamento de Geografía e Historia (Área de Prehistoria), Universidad de La Laguna, Prof. José Luis Moreno Becerra s/n, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, SpainMuseo Arqueológico de Tenerife, Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros, Cabildo de Tenerife, Calle del Lomo 9a, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, SpainDepartamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología (Área Arqueología), Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartamento de Biología Animal, Edafología y Geología (Área de Paleontología), Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, Apartado 456, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, SpainAragosaurus-IUCA Reconstrucciones Paleoambientales, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainTwo eggs (L29 and N28) were recovered in the Holocene site of Lobos 3, (Islote de Lobos, north Fuerteventura, Canary Islands), the site has been interpreted as a purple dye workshop from the Early Roman Empire Epoch. For the first time, eggs from a Holocene deposit of the Canary Islands have been analyzed in terms of size, shape, and biomineral structure, and studied on the basis of several thin sections and SEM analysis. The analysis of the remains allowed the assignation of both eggs to Procellariidae birds, thanks to the relative proportion of the eggshell layers and the vesiculation patterns. The size of the eggs allowed the assignation of L29 to cf. <i>Calonectris/Puffinus</i>, and to cf. <i>Puffinus</i> for N28. The absence of more structural analysis on Procellariiformes eggshells prevent a more specific assignation. The accumulation pattern of the eggs is compatible with a seasonal occupation pattern of the Roman site.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/2/144<i>Calonectris</i><i>Puffinus</i>complete eggs |
| spellingShingle | Carmen Núñez-Lahuerta Miguel Moreno-Azanza Manuel Pérez-Pueyo M. del Carmen Del-Arco-Aguilar Mercedes Del-Arco-Aguilar Celia Siverio-Batista Carolina Castillo-Ruiz Penélope Cruzado-Caballero Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) Diversity <i>Calonectris</i> <i>Puffinus</i> complete eggs |
| title | Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) |
| title_full | Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) |
| title_fullStr | Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) |
| title_short | Shearwater Eggs in Lobos 3, a Holocene Site of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) |
| title_sort | shearwater eggs in lobos 3 a holocene site of fuerteventura canary islands |
| topic | <i>Calonectris</i> <i>Puffinus</i> complete eggs |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/2/144 |
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