Chronological sequence (early and late Holocene) and cultural trajectories in<i> Quebrada</i><i> Pedernales,</i> southern Puna, Chile (26°S-3,456-3,730 masl)

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dc.contributor.authorMendoza, Patricio Lopez
dc.contributor.authorCarrasco, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorLoyola, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorMendez, Victor
dc.contributor.authorVaras, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorDiaz, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorSantana-Sagredo, Francisca
dc.contributor.authorQuiroz, Luciana
dc.contributor.authorSoto, Angelica
dc.contributor.authorFlores-Aqueveque, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorMaldonado, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorVera, Francisca
dc.contributor.authorBravo, Alvaro
dc.contributor.authorHernandez, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorAlamos, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorOrrego, Vanessa
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:18:06Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:18:06Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis article presents the results of the interdisciplinary investigation in Quebrada Pedernales (26 degrees S-69 degrees W, Chile 3456 masl), in the highlands of northern Chile. The excavations and surveys carried out revealed a great diversity of pre-Hispanic evidence in an area of the Andes that has been little investigated. This evidence allowed us to reconstruct a sequence of continuous occupation between 11,201-11,612 and 539-634 cal. BP. Zooarchaeological, radiocarbon, technological, geochemical, and carpological analyses suggest wide mobility circuits between the coast and the puna on both slopes of the Andes at the start of the Holocene, coinciding with improved environmental conditions in this area and greater aridity on the coast. A severe lack of human occupation is observed during the mid-Holocene, a phenomenon associated with extreme arid environmental conditions. These trends indicate that the southern limit of influence of this environmental event, which has been recorded in a large part of the south-central Andes, extended into the study area, with a direct impact on the settlement and mobility of human groups. Towards ca. 3000 cal. BP, environmental conditions similar to those of today are associated with the reappearance of archaeological evidence and greater complexity in the formation of settlements, especially in terms of hunting activities.
dc.description.funderFONDECYT
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.quaint.2022.11.001
dc.identifier.eissn1873-4553
dc.identifier.issn1040-6182
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2022.11.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92441
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000926694300001
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final50
dc.pagina.inicio34
dc.revistaQuaternary international
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectHolocene
dc.subjectHighlands
dc.subjectHunters -gatherers
dc.subjectAndes mountains
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleChronological sequence (early and late Holocene) and cultural trajectories in<i> Quebrada</i><i> Pedernales,</i> southern Puna, Chile (26°S-3,456-3,730 masl)
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen646
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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