INVESTIGADORES
GARCIA Eduardo Alejandro
artículos
Título:
Patterns in the Early Production of Lithic Artifacts at Agua de la Cueva - Sector Sur (Argentina)
Autor/es:
ALEJANDRO GARCÍA
Revista:
Current Research in the Pleistocene
Editorial:
Center for the Study of the First Americans
Referencias:
Lugar: Texas ; Año: 2009 vol. 26 p. 1 - 2
ISSN:
8755-898X
Resumen:
The rockshelter of Agua de la Cueva¡ªSector Sur (32°37 S, 69° 09W, 2,900 m a.s.l.), central west Argentina, has yielded a large collection of cultural remains from early human occupations dating between 10,950 ²190 (Beta-61409) and 7450 ² 140 (Beta-90740) RCYBP (García 1995; García et al. 1999). Many of these items are lithic artifacts. A total of 16,959 pieces of lithic debris and 828 stone tools have been recovered. Analysis of a sample of lithic debris (n = 3,674) and all the tools has detected patterns associated with lithic technology, especially regarding toolstone selection, retouching, and fracturing.