marine hunter-gatherers (Other Keyword)
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Our understanding of the evolutionary processes and the prehistory of South America have been enhanced by recent archaeological and biological studies on this continent. Of particular interest has been the focus on marine environments along the Pacific Coast and their importance to biocultural developments among human groups. In this study, we focus on the Chonos Archipelago (43°50’-46°50’S) in the Western Patagonian channels of Chile, which is comprised of a series of more than 150 islands...
Offing 2 Locus 2 archaeological site (Dawson Island, Patagonia, Chile), marine hunter-gatherers and interaction during the Late Holocene (2015)
The results of Offing 2 Locus 2 archaeological site are presented and used to discuss broader implications for Patagonia hunter-gatherer contexts during Late Holocene. The site is located near Dawson Island, within a strategic geographical position between Fueguian-Patagonian archipelagos and South America mainland . Radiocarbon dating states occupation around 800 BP. Evidence is characteristic of shellmidden deposits and chronological evidence indicates a short occupational sequence. Lithic...