The exploitation of RHEIDAE in Pampa and Patagonia (Argentina) as recorded by chroniclers, naturalists and voyagers

► Procurement and processing of rheids by hunter-gatherers in Pampa and Patagonia is analyzed. ► Written sources from voyagers and naturalists are compared with Holocene archaeofaunal contexts. ► Several differences come out after comparing both types of data. ► Rheas' availability or palatability for pre-european hunter-gatherers is considered.