Abstract

ARELLANO, Jorge A.. The Bolivian Chaco: From Paleoindian to the Late Ceramic Period. Folia [online]. 2014, n.22, pp.147-168. ISSN 0325-8238.

The Bolivian Chaco, northern marginal zone of the Great South American Chaco, had an important role during the pre-Hispanic periods because of its character of natural boundary between two main ecosystems and basins: Amazon and Chaco. Despite the ethnohistorical and ethnographic data, this marginal zone was relegated from the archaeological research. In this article, paleoenvironmental and archaeological data are integrated to analyze the process of cultural evolution in the Bolivian Chaco, from the paleoindian period to the late ceramic period. It is suggested that every major paleoenviromental event was reflected in the adoption of different systems and ways of life by the pre-Hispanic populations

Keywords : Bolivian Marginal Chaco; Paleoenviroment; Paleoindian; Ceramic Period.

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