Abstract

GIARDINA, Miguel et al. Archeological record of "La Olla" site (San Rafael, Mendoza): Implications for the human occupations in the middle valley of Atuel River. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2015, vol.8, n.1, pp.51-66. ISSN 1852-060X.

This paper presents the archaeological record of La Olla site, located in the Atuel river valley (Mendoza, Argentina). Materials found and analyzed include lithics, ceramics, archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological and human remains. The paper attempts to adjust the state of knowledge of the pre-Hispanic agricultural dispersal using new information. Two discontinuous temporal pulses were recorded in La Olla, the former around 1900 years 14C BP and the later between 700 and 400 years 14C BP. The archaeological analysis confirms stability in human subsistence and human diet based on low rank resources which included carob (mesquite) and small animals such as fish and armadillo. Changes in the technological organization were also recorded, which are interpreted in terms of mobility and action ranges. The archaeological record of La Olla site shows a different perspective about the human occupation to the classic contexts of Atuel II and Atuel I sites.

Keywords : Central western Argentina; Late Holocene; Hunter-gatherers; Farming dispersal.

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