IMHICIHU   13380
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE HISTORIA Y CIENCIAS HUMANAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Intensive fishery scenarios on the North Patagonian coast (Río Negro, Argentina) during the Mid-Holocene.
Autor/es:
C. M. FAVIER DUBOIS; F. SCARTASCINI
Revista:
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
Editorial:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2012 vol. 256 p. 62 - 70
ISSN:
1040-6182
Resumen:
In contrast to what was recorded in other sectors of the Atlantic coast of continental Patagonia, evidence of intensive fishing activities has been found on the northern littoral of the San Matías Gulf (Río Negro, Argentina). The archaeological evidence of this practice, that go back to around 6000 14C yr BP, consists mainly of fish remains (white croaker otoliths) preserved on the surface of Pleistocene marine terraces together with weights for nets and other lithic artifacts involved in the primary processing of this resource. It is proposed that under the prevailing arid conditions in Mid-Holocene times in northeastern Patagonia, the productivity and particular configuration of the coast during the marine transgression at the studied localities would have offered a very favorable framework for the early development of this practice in the area.