Capitulo de libro
PROCURING QUARTZ CRYSTAL IN LATEST-PLEISTOCENE/EARLY HOLOCENE SITES IN NORTHERN SEMIARID AND MEDITERRANEAN-CENTRAL CHILE
SOUTHBOUND LATE PLEISTOCENE PEOPLING OF LATIN AMERICA
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1090044
ISSN 8755–898X
Autor
Jackson Squella, Donald Guillermo
Mendez Melgar, Cesar Augusto
Institución
Resumen
Quartz crystal is one the most ?requently encountered lithic raw materials recorded atlatest-Pleistocene through early-Holocene sites between 31° S and 34° S in Chile (Figure1). This abundance has also been noted at other early sites in South America, especially with regards to Fishtail projectile-point (FPP) production at localities such as QuebradaSanta María and Quebrada Batán in northern Perú (Briceño 1999; Maggard 2010) and theNegro River basin in Uruguay, among other locations along the Atlantic rim (Nami 2009).The high quality o? some crystalline varieties and its beauti?ul translucence and shininesslikely account ?or its selection as a toolstone (Nami 2009). Currently, however, there areno regional-based models backed by radiocarbon dates ?or describing quartz procurementduring the period in question. FONDECYT 208 FONDECYT