The human occupation of the Pacific Rim of the southern Andes during the Pleistocene–Holocene tra... more The human occupation of the Pacific Rim of the southern Andes during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition was concentrated near the coast. The Pichasquita rockshelter in the Semiarid North of Chile, however, shows evidence of an early Holocene occupation of the inland mountains. This rockshelter functioned as a residential camp from which local fauna was exploited and vegetal resources were processed. Current information suggests early coastal groups extended their mobility circuits inland after 11,000 cal yr BP.
Abstract This paper shows the results of the excavation of the Pichasquita rockshelter, located i... more Abstract This paper shows the results of the excavation of the Pichasquita rockshelter, located in the upper basin of the Hurtado River, Semiarid North of Chile. In the site were identified three human occupations associated with the Early Archaic, Late Archaic and the Early Ceramic Period. Lithic and faunal remains indicate a predominance of manufacture of bifacial instruments related to camelid hunting and rearing activities. Lithic instruments are consistent with the processing and consumption of mammals and probably plant resources. The paper discusses the occupations of the site and its articulation within the movility and settlement pattern dynamics described to study area, based on the revision of contexts, absolute dating and its relations with regional information. Our results contribute to the understanding of the occupations of hunter gatherers in the interior lands of the Semiarid North.
The human occupation of the Pacific Rim of the southern Andes during the Pleistocene–Holocene tra... more The human occupation of the Pacific Rim of the southern Andes during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition was concentrated near the coast. The Pichasquita rockshelter in the Semiarid North of Chile, however, shows evidence of an early Holocene occupation of the inland mountains. This rockshelter functioned as a residential camp from which local fauna was exploited and vegetal resources were processed. Current information suggests early coastal groups extended their mobility circuits inland after 11,000 cal yr BP.
Abstract This paper shows the results of the excavation of the Pichasquita rockshelter, located i... more Abstract This paper shows the results of the excavation of the Pichasquita rockshelter, located in the upper basin of the Hurtado River, Semiarid North of Chile. In the site were identified three human occupations associated with the Early Archaic, Late Archaic and the Early Ceramic Period. Lithic and faunal remains indicate a predominance of manufacture of bifacial instruments related to camelid hunting and rearing activities. Lithic instruments are consistent with the processing and consumption of mammals and probably plant resources. The paper discusses the occupations of the site and its articulation within the movility and settlement pattern dynamics described to study area, based on the revision of contexts, absolute dating and its relations with regional information. Our results contribute to the understanding of the occupations of hunter gatherers in the interior lands of the Semiarid North.
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