Western Patagonia subsistence strategies: zooarchaeological studies of marine hunter-fisher-gatherers of the Chonos Archipelago, Chile

Summary

The Chonos archipelago (43°50’-46°50’S) at the western Patagonian channels of Chile was peopled by marine hunter gatherers known as Chonos. Archaeological occupation spans from 6260 cal years BP unto the 18th century. Recently the archaeological record has been described and characterized through surveys, test pits and systematic excavations in different parts of the region.

This work presents a first synthesis of faunal resource exploitation for a range of islands, considering archaeological assemblage characterization, and relation with geographical distribution and chronology. The comprehension of space use strategies are implied from a biogeographical point of view for these groups that inhabited the southernmost South Pacific during the late Holocene.

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• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)

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