Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Northern Patagonia: Evidence from Huenul Cave

R. BARBERENA; M.P. POMPEI; C. OTAOLA; G. NEME; A. F. GIL; K. BORRAZZO; V. DURÁN; R. HOGUIN

Current Research in the Pleistiocece

Center for the Study of the First Americans

Lugar: Texas; Año: 2010 vol. 27 p. 4 - 7

8755-6898

Northern Neuquén (Patagonia, Argentina) constitutes a void of archaeological informationwithin the context of current knowledge on the early human peopling of South America. This report stems from a regional survey project recently started in northern Neuquén, intended to bridge this gap. In particular, new research being conducted at the Cueva Huenul 1 site (CH1) provides stratified sequences of archaeological and paleontological remains spanning the late Pleistocene-early Holocene period. Although never published in any depth, this cave site was known to have excellent preservation conditions and a long temporal sequence with a date of 11,150 ± 230 RCYBP on a sediment sample whose stratigraphic context is unknown.