New radiocarbon evidence for human occupation in central Argentina during the middle and late Holocene: The Ongamira Valley case

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The Ongamira Valley (Córdoba, Argentina) shows a persistent occupational history of its territory. Even one of the first Argentinian radiocarbon (14C) dates was calculated in this valley; for 70 years, the chronology was based on relative dates (stratigraphy and its cultural content). For this reason, since 2010 a 14C dating program has been developed focusing on the chronology of eight of the 60 sites identified so far for the valley. This work reports the outcomes of this program with 27 new dates. These data have been related to characteristics of the material culture, use of space and mobility of hunter-gatherer societies. The results have allowed us to bring new insights into a continuous occupation of the valley since the Middle Holocene according to the human peopling models proposed. It has also been possible to provide greater chronological precision to various activities related to feeding practices, use of space associated with rock-shelters, palaeoenvironmental changes and incorporation of new technologies into daily practices.
Fil: Izeta, Andres Dario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología; Argentina
Fil: Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología; Argentina
Fil: Robledo, Andrés Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología; Argentina
Fil: Takigami, Mai. National Museum Of Japanese History; Japón
Fil: Yoneda, Minoru. The University Of Tokyo; Japón
Fil: Tokanai, Fuyuki. Yamagata University; Japón
Fil: Kato, Kazuhiro. Central Research Institute Of Electric Power Industry; Japón
Fil: Matsuzaki, Hiroyuki. The University Of Tokyo; Japón

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CENTRAL ARGENTINA, CHRONOLOGY, HARRIS MATRIX, HUNTER-GATHERERS, ONGAMIRA, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6

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