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Sources of lithic material procurement in Estancia La Suiza archeological locality (San Luis, Argentina)
(Springer, 2013-09)
The present study is the first step in the elaboration of a regional base of lithic resources for an area located in the northeastern San Luis province, Argentina. Within this area lies the Estancia La Suiza archeological ...
Late Pleistocene Lithic Procurement and Geochemical Characterization of the Cerro Kaskio Obsidian Source in South-western Bolivia
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2018-10)
Primary questions regarding the foraging behaviour of the first hunter–gatherers who colonized the New World are how they found, procured and utilized high-quality raw materials for manufacturing stone tools. In this paper, ...
Lithic Technology at Campo Laborde, an Early-Holocene Megamammal Hunting Site in the Pampean Region (Argentina)
(University of Texas A&M. Department of Anthropology. Center for the Study of the First Americans, 2012-11)
Kill/scavenge sites of megamammals in different parts of the world have provided extensive information on subsistence strategies, hunting techniques and technologies used. These kinds of sites often contain the remains of ...
Moving into an arid landscape: lithic technologies of the pleistocene-Holocene transition in the high-altitude basins of Imilac and Punta Negra, Atacama Desert
(Elsevier, 2018-04)
In this work, we use taphonomic and technological analyses as a basis for study of the spatial and temporal variability of six lithic assemblages from the Pleistocene-Holocene transition (12,600 -11,000 cal BP), recovered ...
Silcrete as a valuable resource for stone tool manufacture and its use by Paleo-American hunter–gatherers in southeastern South America
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017-10)
In the mid-eastern part of the southern cone of South America, sources of silcrete extend from eastern Entre Ríos province in Argentina to mid-western Uruguay. As a material for stone tool manufacture this rock was used ...