Chronological approach to fishing at Sarmiento Basin (Chubut, Argentina) through lithic weights distribution
Archaeological investigations at Sarmiento basin (south-central Chubut province) allowed arguing that fishing was an important activity among hunter-gatherer populations. Available information places this activity at least at 1500 years BP. Using the evolution of a paleolake that covered the entire...
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/7710 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=7710_oai |
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| Sumario: | Archaeological investigations at Sarmiento basin (south-central Chubut province) allowed arguing that fishing was an important activity among hunter-gatherer populations. Available information places this activity at least at 1500 years BP. Using the evolution of a paleolake that covered the entire basin as a reference, this paper considers the distribution of lithic weights (net sinkers) as an indicator of fishing chronology. Results indicate a higher frequency of lithic weights in the lower sectors of the valley, which was available for human occupation after the Late Holocene, suggesting that fishing activity might be assigned to a period after 1500 years BP. Visibility, collecting, and taphonomic problems are included in the discussion in addition to archaeofaunal, chronological, and technological data. |
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