Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics

Temporal frequency distributions are used to assess the chronology and continuity of human occupation at different spatial scales, differential landscape use and demographic patterns throughout time. These issues were addressed by applying the summed of radiocarbon probability distributions method t...

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Autores principales:	Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo, Flensborg, Gustavo Ariel, Bayala, Martin Ignacio
Formato:	Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	Elsevier 2013
Materias:	Hunter-gatherer demography Landscape use Radiocarbon chronology Taphonomic and scientific bias Middle and Late Holocene North-eastern Patagonia Historia Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/11336/29351 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/29351
Aporte de:	Suquía - Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba (IDACOR, CONICET y UNC) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

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topic	Hunter-gatherer demography Landscape use Radiocarbon chronology Taphonomic and scientific bias Middle and Late Holocene North-eastern Patagonia Historia Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES
spellingShingle	Hunter-gatherer demography Landscape use Radiocarbon chronology Taphonomic and scientific bias Middle and Late Holocene North-eastern Patagonia Historia Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo Flensborg, Gustavo Ariel Bayala, Martin Ignacio Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics
topic_facet	Hunter-gatherer demography Landscape use Radiocarbon chronology Taphonomic and scientific bias Middle and Late Holocene North-eastern Patagonia Historia Historia y Arqueología HUMANIDADES
description	Temporal frequency distributions are used to assess the chronology and continuity of human occupation at different spatial scales, differential landscape use and demographic patterns throughout time. These issues were addressed by applying the summed of radiocarbon probability distributions method to the northeastern sector of Patagonia (Argentina). This sector was divided into three microregions: the lower course of the Colorado River, the mouth and the middle and lower course of Negro River, and the north coast of San Matías Gulf. Differences in the chronology of the occupations are observed when considering individually the three micro-regions. Also, differences are recorded regarding the chronological pattern obtained from coastal and inland sectors. These differences are mainly the outcome of specific geomorphological processes operating in different sectors of landscape that generated taphonomic bias. Sites were differentially impacted by taphonomic factors and the recognition of older sites than Middle and Late Holocene is difficult. Despite the detection of taphonomic biases, it is proposed that the higher intensity of the archaeological signal for the Final Late Holocene (ca. 600–400 cal BP) would be the result of higher population densities. It is suggested that chronological patterns obtained by temporal frequency distributions should be strengthened by independent evidence provided by qualitative information on the reorganization of hunter–gatherer societies (e.g.; changes in burial practices, subsistence, technology, etc.), indispensable to better evaluate the increase in population size and prehistoric demography.
format	Artículo Artículo publishedVersion
author	Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo Flensborg, Gustavo Ariel Bayala, Martin Ignacio
author_facet	Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo Flensborg, Gustavo Ariel Bayala, Martin Ignacio
author_sort	Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo
title	Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics
title_short	Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics
title_full	Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics
title_fullStr	Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics
title_full_unstemmed	Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics
title_sort	chronology and human settlement in northeastern patagonia (argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2013
url	http://hdl.handle.net/11336/29351 http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/29351
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Chronology and human settlement in northeastern Patagonia (Argentina): patterns of site destruction, intensity of archaeological signal, and population dynamics

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