Complementary Use of Spaces in Central-South Argentinian Patagonia during the Late Holocene

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The aim of this study is to explore raw material circulation between the Southern Deseado Massif and the nearby open spaces focusing on the late Holocene assemblages. This period is characterized by fluctuations in climate between dryer and wetter conditions. Consequently, this situation could have affected the distribution and concentration of food resources in areas that have diverse environmental characteristics. Differences in water availability could have also played an important role in subsistence strategies. Recently obtained radiocarbon dates indicate the synchronic occupation of both areas. Lithic assemblages recovered in surface recollections on both spaces were analyzed in order to evaluate their technological variability and raw material composition, focusing on tools which can be attributed to the Late Holocene according to their morphological and technological characteristics. This information allowed us to establish a differential transport of lithic resources between the former spaces. In the light of these results, a complementary use of these distinct environmental units by hunter-gatherer groups is proposed, as a response to variable climatic conditions during a moment of effective occupation of this space.

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• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• SAA 2021: General Sessions

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Abstract Id(s): 33647