Hunter-gatherer research in southernmost South America: A complex systems approach

GALAN, J. M; SANTOS, J. I. ; AHEDO, V.; CARO, J.; ZURRO, D.; PAL, N.; TURNES, LUCAS; ALVAREZ, M.; LASA, A.; BRIZ I GODINO, I.; PEREDA, M

Barcelona

Workshop; Co-evolutionary and transition processes in cross-cultural and diachronic contexts; 2017

CSIC-UPF

Social identity and social interaction between different social groups are paramount research topics in hunter-gatherer archaeology: many different methodological proposals tried to identify what elements of the archaeological record can be considered as relevant items for this purpose. The technology developed by human societies can be considered as key element to explore these topics. For that reason we explore the bone and lithic artefacts of pedestrian vs. nautical hunter-gatherer societies and their spatial and temporal distribution in order to identify frontiers and the areas of social interaction between both kinds of societies.