The present study analyses the taphonomic features of recent small mammal bone and teeth accumulations recovered from pellets generated by Strix chacoensis in a Natural Protected Area in the central Monte Desert of Mendoza, Argentina. In order to identify the taphonomic signature of this predator in the formation of zooarchaeological and palaeontological accumulations, taxonomic profiles, relative abundances, bone breakage patterns and digestive corrosion were evaluated. Taphonomic results locate S. chacoensis in modification category 2 (intermediate). Although the general taphonomic patterns detected in the present study were similar to a typical owl pattern, some differences from that pattern were detected. This sample showed lesser relative abundances of skeletal elements, greater loss of teeth and a larger number of incisors modified by digestion than those generated by other strigiforms. The comparison with reported archaeological accumulations suggested that the small mammal remains recovered in some sites from the Monte Desert may correspond to the predatory activity of S. chacoensis. The identification of the action of S. chacoensis in archaeological and palaeontological small mammal bone and teeth accumulations is a promising tool to evaluate the conservation status of native forests in the past.

ResumoA ampliação dos debates na academia em torno do conceito de inovação social mostra que os construtos associados a esse tema ainda estão em discussão, apesar dos esforços e avanços demonstrados nos discursos em torno das suas características. O pressuposto neste ensaio teórico é que a inovação social é um conceito que vai além da tecnologia social, porque esta última se comporta como ferramenta com potencial para que a inovação social aconteça. A proposta com este artigo ganha importância uma vez que a tecnologia social é um termo utilizado no Brasil para também definir iniciativas de inovação social, mas que não tem sido encontrado em referências internacionais, daí a inquietação dos pesquisadores em investigar o tema. Os resultados apontam que as temáticas se sobrepõem em diversos pontos, porém se entende que a inovação social tem o propósito de ampliar o escopo das tecnologias sociais adotadas pelas comunidades, quando proporcionam empoderamento aos atores envolvidos no processo de governança, concedendo-lhes, também, ganhos com vistas à transformação social.Palavras-chave: Inovação social. Tecnologia social. Transformação social. Social innovation beyond social technology: constructs under discussion AbstractThe expansion of the discussions in academy around the concept of Social Innovation (SI) shows that the constructs associated with this issue are still under discussion, despite the efforts and progress demonstrated in speeches around their features. The assumption of this theoretical essay is that the SI is a concept that goes beyond the Social Technology (ST), that behaves as a potential tool for that SI happens. The purpose of this paper gains importance as the Social Technology is a term used in Brazil to define Social Innovation initiatives, but has not been found in international references, hence the concern of researchers to investigate the issue. The results indicate that the themes overlap at various issues, but it is understood that social innovation is intended to enlarge the scope of social technologies adopted by the communities, when they provide empowerment to the actors involved in the governance process, granting them also gains to social transformation.Keywords: Social innovation. Social technology. Social transformation.

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