INVESTIGADORES
SCHEINSOHN Vivian Gabriela
artículos
Título:
Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology in South America
Autor/es:
SCHEINSOHN, VIVIAN
Revista:
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Editorial:
Annual Reviews
Referencias:
Lugar: Palo Alto; Año: 2003 vol. 32 p. 339 - 361
ISSN:
0084-6570
Resumen:
A general overview of hunter-gatherer archaeology in South America
is given by recognizing the main problems in a South American context. Environmental
framework and Paleoecological changes are summarized. Pleistocene and Holocene
archaeology is reviewed in terms of these particularities. With respect to the Pleistocene,
I review Pre-Clovis human presence in South America, technological differences
between North and South America, variability in South American subsistence
strategy, colonization and demographic models, and migratory routes. The Holocene
archaeology is divided into Early and Late. For the former, I consider establishment
of adaptive strategies (as marine adaptations), new artifact designs, and mortuary behaviors.
For the latter, I consider exchange networks, emergence of complex hunter
gatherers, mortuary behavior, origins of food production, and the contact with European
populations.