Distributional Studies in north Patagonia, Argentina. An Archaeological Ceramic Approach.

Summary

During the last ca. 3000 years BP, there was a change in socioeconomic organization of hunter-gatherers in Southern Mendoza, north Patagonia, Argentina. New technologies, like pottery, bow and arrow, was incorporated allowed the exploitation and occupation of marginal areas, such as highlands and arid environments.

Technological strategies, mobility and use of space are linked in this research by a distributional analysis of archaeological ceramics from southern Mendoza archaeological sites. The objective is to evaluate the use of pottery in different locations with differential access to water and resources. By considering the patterns of presence, absence and quantities of pottery sherds, different mobility and subsistence strategies can be understood in the study area.

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• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

Keywords

Spatial Coverage