The date of the earliest pottery in the Southern Andes: a macroregional perspective based on bayesian models by Marsh, Erik Johnson

“…The earliest pottery marks a milestone in the human history of the southern Andes. This paper proposes an approximation of the date of the earliest pottery using Bayesian chronological models. …”
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The Middle Holocene in the fluvial valleys in the southeastern pampas. Shortage of sites or carrier units? A geoarchaeological perspective by Favier Dubois, Cristian, Massigoge, Agustina, Messineo, Pablo G.

“…This generates an image of periods of more intense human occupation and archaeological hiatus that could be the result of the fluvial dynamics. …”
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Where does language come from? by Finnegan, Ruth

“…How did these many forms of written language start? Language is a key human-divine art, among our greatest, to be celebrated. …”
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Rock art as territorial marker: the case of the stylistic group B1 in Río Pinturas área (Santa Cruz, Argentina). by Aschero, Carlos A., Isasmendi, María V.

“…These places are archeologically represented by sites with rock art and uninterrupted human occupation. In the Rio Pinturas area, those sites are: Cueva de las Manos (ARP I), Cueva Grande de Arroyo Feo (AF I) and Cerro de los Indios 1 (CI-1). …”
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Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches by Carranza, Eugenia, Balirán, Catalina, Bobillo, Federico, Sitzia, Luca

“…The study of these modifications provides essential information when proposing behavioral interpretations about past human groups. This paper highlights the relevance of the application of a taphonomic program to the study of surface lithic assemblages. …”
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Osteobiography of an individual from the Middle Holocene, recovered at the Cerro de los Viejos archaeological site (Caleu Caleu Department, La Pampa) by Lucero, Eliana N., Berón, Mónica A., González, Gabriela, Diana, Anabella Noel

“…This locality constitutes a new research area that shows signs of initial human exploration, from, at least, the Middle Holocene to historical moments. …”
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The peopling of North-Central Patagonia forest: new data from Lago Puelo National Park (Chubut province, Argentina) by Fernández, Pablo Marcelo, Bellelli, Cristina, Carballido Calatayud, Mariana, Podestá, M. Mercedes, Caracotche, Soledad, Leonardt, Sabrina, Fernández, Mercedes Grisel, Forlano, Ana

“…The occupational history of the Andean Forest from North-Central Patagonia, Argentina, reveals temporal and spatial variations in the human responses to the peopling of this environment. …”
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Experimentation process of harvesting of marine molluscs in patagonian coast: analysis of nacella magellanica species and its implications for the interpretation of archaeomalacolo... by Hammond, Heidi, Zilio, Leandro

“…It is hypothesized that these features or modifications are the result of harvest activities of molluscs of genus Nacella and the use of specific instruments by human groups. For that an experimental program was developed, and characteristics, morphology and location of modifications in calcareous exoskeletons of the species considered were analyzed. …”
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Theoretical and methodological discussions around the transition between collection and incipient agriculture in Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca by Aguirre, M. Gabriela, Rodríguez, M. Fernanda

“…The approach to different archaeological issues through macro and micro botanical remains, profoundly expanded the knowledge about the human groups that inhabited the area. The Archaeobotany and sub-disciplines that integrate it, make possible the analysis from asynchronic and diachronic perspective. …”
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LONG BONE FRACTURES ANALYSIS OF GUANACO AT EL RINCÓN SITE. PENINSULA OF PUERTO SAN JULIÁN, SANTA CRUZ. by Valiza Davis, Catalina, Cueto, Manuel, Paunero, Rafael

“…These remains would have suffered many burial and unburial processes too. In them, both human and natural agents, such as wind and water have been active, altering and weathering the bones.…”
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ANDEAN RITUAL AND SPATIALITY THROUGH ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACHES. COSMOGONIC-ONTOLOGICAL CONFLUENCES IN THE CONSTITUTION OF SACRED SPACES BETWEEN EL SHINCAL DE QUIMI... by Giovannetti, Marco

“…From the analysis of different empirical planes of El Shincal, it is proposed to interpret the possible Inka intention to construct a sacred space as a way to expand the conquest of new territories appealing to the search for alliances with non-human agents endowed with power.…”
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISOTOPE ECOLOGY: CURRENT INFORMATION, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA MICROREGION (CATAMARCA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA) by Killian Galván, Violeta A., Salminci, Pedro

“…Our results point to a wide range of δ15N values in maize, with markedly enriched specimens, being coherent with those values seen in human tissues from Puna.…”
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Ancient mitochondrial genomes from the Argentinian Pampas inform the early peopling of the Southern Cone of South America by Roca Rada, Xavier, Politis, Gustavo Gabriel, Messineo, Pablo Geronimo, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Scabuzzo, Clara, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Harkins, Kelly M., Reich, David, Souilmi, Yassine, Teixeira, Joao C. T., Llamas, Bastien, Fehren Schmitz, Lars

“…7 of which are novel?from human skeletal remains from 3 Early to Late Holocene archaeological sites. …”
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New palaeoecological approaches to interpret climatic fluctuations in Holocenic sites of the Pampean Region of Argentina by García Morato, Sara, Fernández Jalvo, Yolanda, Montalvo, Claudia Inés, Andrews, Peter, Marin Monfort, María Dolores, Fagoaga, Ana, Domínguez García, Ángel C., Alberdi, María Teresa, Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo, Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza, Denys, Christiane, Domingo, Laura, Domingo, Soledad, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, López Cantalapiedra, Juan, Pesquero Fernández, María Dolores, Prado, Jose Luis, Sevilla, Paloma, Stoetzel, Emmanuelle, Tomassini, Rodrigo Leandro, Fernández, Fernando Julián

“…These fluctuations from colder to warmer or wetter to drier affected both biodiversity and human societies in the last 12,000 years, although the impact in Southern America is still poorly known. …”
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Carcass utilization and bone modifications on guanaco killed by puma in northern Patagonia, Argentina by Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia

“…The light consumption of guanaco by the puma would provide a potential source for scavenging by other carnivores and humans.…”
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Zooarqueología, Lama guanicoe, y dinámica evolutiva del Chaco Serrano by Medina, Matías, Rivero, Diego

“…Due to the biogeographical isolation condition of camelids in the Sierras of Córdoba, a high vulnerability to human predation is expected. As a consequence, subsistence strategies based on this prey would not be maintainable beyond the Middle Holocene (6000-3000 BP). …”
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Analysis of pottery record from a taphonomic approach: the case of Familia Primón and Los Bañados archaeological sites (Central-East Santa Fe, Argentina) by Galligani, Paula, Balducci, Fernando, Sartori, Julieta, Riberi, Macarena

“…On the other hand, FP sherds show lower abrasion and a better superficial preservation, although the site is affected by current human disturbance. This information will be complemented with data of taphonomic researches conducted on others archaeological materials with the aim of improving other archaeological assemblages comparison and interpretation.…”
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Análisis de modos tradicionales funerarios en los cementerios de las localidades de Azampay y La Ciénaga, departamento Belén, provincia de Catamarca by Dulout, Luis Noel, Nazar, Carlos

“…All individuals and all human group can exist in relation to the other. In that way we consider the term traditional funerary ways as a concept that can interrelate the idea of group of characteristic material features as “belonging to archaeology” and “ways of making them socially legitimated” of socio-cultural anthropology.…”
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Back to Doncellas: paleopathological analysis of osteological samples recovered in the 1970 in Puna de Jujuy, República Argentina by Miranda de Zela, Paula

“…The aim of this article is to present a synthesis of the results of bioarchaeological studies on human bone and dental remains from the Colección Doncellas of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano. …”
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Indigenous strategies of cattle catching and handling in the Northern Sierras of Buenos Aires Province: the drystone structures Cerro Guacho I and Cerro Guacho II by Pedrotta, Victoria

“…It is discussed the use of both sites as places of capture and safeguard of wild horses, sheep enclosures, human rooms and monitoring points, on the basis of the information collected from several documentary sources, along with cartography and the material evidence. …”
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