Technology, subsistence, and mobility of Middle to Late Holocene hunter-gatherers in the southern Pampas: new archaeological data from Las Toscas shallow lake (Argentina)

Massigoge, Agustina; Rafuse, Daniel Joseph; Rodriguez, Juan Manuel; Torino, Rocio Florencia; Favier Dubois, Cristian Mario

dc.creator	Massigoge, Agustina
dc.creator	Rafuse, Daniel Joseph
dc.creator	Rodriguez, Juan Manuel
dc.creator	Torino, Rocio Florencia
dc.creator	Favier Dubois, Cristian Mario
dc.date	2021-03-28
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-06T19:25:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-06T19:25:43Z
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/11336/155877
dc.identifier	Massigoge, Agustina; Rafuse, Daniel Joseph; Rodriguez, Juan Manuel; Torino, Rocio Florencia; Favier Dubois, Cristian Mario; Technology, subsistence, and mobility of Middle to Late Holocene hunter-gatherers in the southern Pampas: new archaeological data from Las Toscas shallow lake (Argentina); Springer; Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences; 13; 4; 28-3-2021; 1-27
dc.identifier	1866-9557
dc.identifier	1866-9565
dc.identifier	CONICET Digital
dc.identifier	CONICET
dc.identifier.uri	http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/11336/155877
dc.description	Despite a long history of hunter-gatherer occupation in the Pampas region starting at the end of the Pleistocene, the known archaeological record is still sparse for some periods, such as the Middle Holocene. Here, we present new archaeological data from Las Toscas shallow lake, located in the inland plains of the southern Pampas, where systematic fieldwork revealed an abundant and diverse archaeological record resulting from hunter-gatherer occupation. The aims of this study were to establish the chronology of the occupations; to evaluate the use of faunal and lithic resources; and to contribute to the understanding of hunter-gatherer land use patterns. Archaeological evidence indicates that procurement, domestic, and ritual activities were conducted around the shallow lake during the Middle and Late Holocene, including hunting of terrestrial game; tool manufacture and repair; storing and use of mineral pigments; and likely human burial practices. Evidence also suggests that the use of this locality was not continuous but redundant and that this shallow lake was a persistent place for hunter-gatherers. Faunal data agrees with regional models that propose that Lama guanicoe was the main food resource during the second half of the Middle Holocene, although a taphonomic bias in favor of larger vertebrates cannot be ruled out. The lithic assemblages suggest that artifacts entered the locality mostly as part of individual toolkits and indicate a strong preference for orthoquartzite. Finally, bone remains of extinct fauna were recovered at the locality; however, a functional association between these remains and cultural material could not be demonstrated.
dc.description	Fil: Massigoge, Agustina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina
dc.description	Fil: Rafuse, Daniel Joseph. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina
dc.description	Fil: Rodriguez, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina
dc.description	Fil: Torino, Rocio Florencia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Arqueología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
dc.description	Fil: Favier Dubois, Cristian Mario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Paleontológicas del Cuaternario Pampeano; Argentina
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer
dc.relation	info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s12520-021-01314-3
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subject	HUNTER-GATHERERS
dc.subject	SOUTHERN PAMPAS
dc.subject	MIDDLE HOLOCENE
dc.subject	LATE HOLOCENE
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE
dc.subject	LITHIC TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
dc.subject	https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.title	Technology, subsistence, and mobility of Middle to Late Holocene hunter-gatherers in the southern Pampas: new archaeological data from Las Toscas shallow lake (Argentina)
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dc.type	info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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