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In this Quaternary International special issue, we include a seriesof research articles that were originally presented in two sessionsof the conference: ?Advances in Archaeological Methods:Developments and Applications to the Southern Deserts? and?Desert Archaeology?. The former specifically called for papersfocused on the application of new techniques or methods of analysiswith implications for research in the southern deserts, whilethe latter included a much wider range of papers on artefact analysis,taphonomy, and archaeological records across desert regions.As would be expected given the location of the conference, the papersare primarily from research and/or researchers in Argentina,including such regions as the Northwest, Cuyo, Pampa and Patagonia.Below,we provide a brief overviewfor the volume, highlightingits major themes, and findings for future consideration.