IMHICIHU   13380
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE HISTORIA Y CIENCIAS HUMANAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
New data on hunter gatherer coastal use at the southern tip of the americas during the late Holocene: Cabo Vírgenes 24 site
Autor/es:
L'HEUREUX, G. L.; CARBALLO MARINA, F.; BELARDI, J.
Lugar:
Orlando
Reunión:
Congreso; SAA 81ST ANNUAL MEETING; 2016
Institución organizadora:
Society for American Archaeology
Resumen:
Cabo Virgenes 24 (CV 24) is an archaeological site located at thesoutheastern end of continental Patagonia, Argentina. The site rests on anerotional beach which formation started in the Middle Holocene. Thearchaeological background shows that inland hunter-gatherers populations beganto use this coastal space since 2,000 years B.P. The faunal record of CV 24exposes a low density and high richness of marine and coastal faunal species. Thereis an emphasis on pinnipeds exploitation (Arctocephalus australis and Otariaflavescens) followed by seabirds (Phalacrocorax sp., Spheniscus magellanicusand Aptenodytes patagonica), and a lesser use of terrestrial mammals like theguanaco (Lama guanicoe). Lithic artifacts were mainly made on locally availableraw material (basalt and dacite) and tool types (mostly side scrapers andprojectile points) are the ones already registered in the area. An importantexpedient component that is in accordance to inland guanaco hunters issuggested. In a regional context, the archaeological record of CV 24 reaffirmsthe observed trends related to the sporadic and marginal use of Cabo Virgenesarea by hunter-gatherer inland populations since the Late Holocene until theEuropean contact.