INCUAPA 23990
INVESTIGACIONES ARQUEOLOGICAS Y PALEONTOLOGICAS DEL CUATERNARIO PAMPEANO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Was the Central Pampean Dunefields of Argentina occupied during the Late Pleistocene? A reappraisal of the evidence
Autor/es:
NAHUEL SCHEIFLER; NÉLIDA PAL; MARÍA C. ALVAREZ; MARÍA P. BARROS; MESSINEO, PABLO G.; MARIELA GONZÁLEZ; GUSTAVO G. POLITIS
Revista:
PaleoAmerica: A journal of early human migration and dispersal
Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Online
Referencias:
Lugar: Texas; Año: 2019
ISSN:
2055-5563
Resumen:
In this paper, we integrate different lines of archaeological evidences in order to generate a model of early human peopling for the Central Pampean Dunefields (one of the aeolian systems of central Argentina) based on several sites found in the area. The first traces of human occupations date back to ~10,000 cal yr BP and they correspond to burials. During the middle Holocene the archaeological signal increases and the subsistence included a wide variety of faunal resources. The archaeological evidence is representative of hunter-gatherer adaptations that inhabit semi-arid landscapes, which involve high residential mobility, broad-spectrum foraging, and an elevated degree of technological flexibility. We also discuss the lack of occupations in the Central Pampean Dunefields during the late Pleistocene, when neighboring areas were already inhabited.
