FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Characterizing seasonal fishing patterns and growth dynamics during the Middle and Late Holocene in the Strait of Magellan (Chilean Patagonia): Sclerochronological analysis of tadpole codling (Salilota australis) vertebrae BT AF Torres, Jimena MAHE, Kelig DUFOUR, Jean-Louis Bearez, Philippe San Roman, M AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:3;5:1; FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL;3:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL;4:;5:; C1 Instituto de la Patagonia, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile IFREMER, Fisheries laboratory, Sclerochronology Centre, France. MNHN, CNRS UMR 7209, France. C2 UNIV MAGALLANES, CHILE IFREMER, FRANCE MNHN, FRANCE SI BOULOGNE SE PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-france copubli-int-hors-europe TC 7 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00631/74345/74001.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Patagonia;prehistoric fishing;sclerochronology;seasonality;ichthyoarchaeology;fish growth AB We describe sclerochronological analyses of tadpole codling (Salilota australis) vertebrae as a proxy for the seasonal timing of fishing activities at one Middle Holocene (6500 BP) and three Late–Middle Holocene (3500–2500 years BP) archaeological sites located in Seno Otway and in the central zone of the Strait of Magellan, Chile. These data were also used to provide an approximation of the population characteristics of the species in the past, by estimating the relationship between size and age of the archaeological fish and comparing their growth rate to those of modern specimens, captured monthly over one year. The results showed that the size at age was significantly larger in archaeological samples than in the modern reference collection. Our results indicate that fishing activities took place throughout the year at the Late Holocene sites, with a special emphasis on the cold season, while the Middle Holocene site showed a tendency to catch tadpole codling during the warm season. PY 2022 PD JAN SO Journal Of Island & Coastal Archaeology SN 1556-4894 PU Taylor & Francis Group VL 17 IS 1 UT 000541981200001 BP 1 EP 20 DI 10.1080/15564894.2020.1755393 ID 74345 ER EF