The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site

This article discusses new data on the initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia based on research conducted at the Cueva de la Vieja site (45°16′27″ S; 71°32′24″ W, 718 masl), contextualizing this event it in the broader Pleistocene human dispersal of southernmost South America. Archaeological...

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Publicado:	2018
Materias:	Central Western Patagonia Geoarchaeology Initial peopling Postglacial Site redundancy archaeological evidence dispersal Holocene Pleistocene settlement pattern stratigraphy Patagonia
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10406182_v473_n_p261_Mendez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10406182_v473_n_p261_Mendez
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_10406182_v473_n_p261_Mendez2023-06-08T16:00:52Z The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site Central Western Patagonia Geoarchaeology Initial peopling Postglacial Site redundancy archaeological evidence dispersal Holocene Pleistocene Postglacial settlement pattern stratigraphy Patagonia This article discusses new data on the initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia based on research conducted at the Cueva de la Vieja site (45°16′27″ S; 71°32′24″ W, 718 masl), contextualizing this event it in the broader Pleistocene human dispersal of southernmost South America. Archaeological excavations and analyses at this cave site were undertaken to address the chronology of the initial settlement of the region, characteristics of the first human presence and subsequent site redundancy. This paper includes a description of the site context based on macro- and microscopic stratigraphy of the excavated section, the characterization of anthropogenic features and a comprehensive radiocarbon-dating program. Archaeological assemblages (i.e., lithics, bones and charred seeds) are used to explain the variations in the human occupation of this venue, with particular emphasis on the earliest materials and occupational surfaces as well as post-depositional processes. The occupation events at Cueva de la Vieja span the last 12,000 calibrated years and indicate, at this point, the earliest securely dated human presence in Central-Western Patagonia, at least one millennium after other thoroughly-dated sites toward the east. This suggests that the initial settlers must have occupied the eastern flank of the Andes at this latitude only after glaciers and other glaciogenetic features retreated and viable ecosystems emerged. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA 2018 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10406182_v473_n_p261_Mendez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10406182_v473_n_p261_Mendez
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topic	Central Western Patagonia Geoarchaeology Initial peopling Postglacial Site redundancy archaeological evidence dispersal Holocene Pleistocene Postglacial settlement pattern stratigraphy Patagonia
spellingShingle	Central Western Patagonia Geoarchaeology Initial peopling Postglacial Site redundancy archaeological evidence dispersal Holocene Pleistocene Postglacial settlement pattern stratigraphy Patagonia The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site
topic_facet	Central Western Patagonia Geoarchaeology Initial peopling Postglacial Site redundancy archaeological evidence dispersal Holocene Pleistocene Postglacial settlement pattern stratigraphy Patagonia
description	This article discusses new data on the initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia based on research conducted at the Cueva de la Vieja site (45°16′27″ S; 71°32′24″ W, 718 masl), contextualizing this event it in the broader Pleistocene human dispersal of southernmost South America. Archaeological excavations and analyses at this cave site were undertaken to address the chronology of the initial settlement of the region, characteristics of the first human presence and subsequent site redundancy. This paper includes a description of the site context based on macro- and microscopic stratigraphy of the excavated section, the characterization of anthropogenic features and a comprehensive radiocarbon-dating program. Archaeological assemblages (i.e., lithics, bones and charred seeds) are used to explain the variations in the human occupation of this venue, with particular emphasis on the earliest materials and occupational surfaces as well as post-depositional processes. The occupation events at Cueva de la Vieja span the last 12,000 calibrated years and indicate, at this point, the earliest securely dated human presence in Central-Western Patagonia, at least one millennium after other thoroughly-dated sites toward the east. This suggests that the initial settlers must have occupied the eastern flank of the Andes at this latitude only after glaciers and other glaciogenetic features retreated and viable ecosystems emerged. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA
title	The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site
title_short	The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site
title_full	The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site
title_fullStr	The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site
title_full_unstemmed	The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site
title_sort	initial peopling of central western patagonia (southernmost south america): late pleistocene through holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from cueva de la vieja site
publishDate	2018
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10406182_v473_n_p261_Mendez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10406182_v473_n_p261_Mendez
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The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site

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