The Esperanza to Middle Marcala Phase Subsistence Practices at El Gigante Rockshelter (11,000–7400 cal B.P.)
Author(s): Kenneth Hirth; Alejandro Figueroa; Alejandra Domic; Heather Thakar; Harry Iceland
Year: 2018
Summary
The earliest human occupation of the El Gigante Rockshelter in the highlands of western Honduras dates to the Early Esperanza phase at 11,010 cal B.P. This paper examines the perishable and imperishable remains from the Early Esperanza through Middle Marcala phase occupation from 11,010-7,430 cal B.P. and what they inform about human adaptation and forager subsistence practices in the highlands during this early period of Honduran prehistory.
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The Esperanza to Middle Marcala Phase Subsistence Practices at El Gigante Rockshelter (11,000–7400 cal B.P.). Kenneth Hirth, Alejandro Figueroa, Alejandra Domic, Heather Thakar, Harry Iceland. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 444115)
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Keywords
General
Archaeometry & Materials Analysis
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Hunter-Gatherers/Foragers
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Paleoindian and Paleoamerican
Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica: Eastern
Spatial Coverage
min long: -95.032; min lat: 15.961 ; max long: -86.506; max lat: 21.861 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 20580