Abstract

ALVAREZ SONCINI, María Celina et al. Archaeological heritage and forest fires. Las Yeguas a site in the southwestern area of lake Fagnano, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2020, vol.13, n.3, pp.07-22. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n3.29335.

Abstract The aim of this work is to present the results of the two field seasons carried out at the Las Yeguas archaeological site and the general data of the recovered materials. This allowed us to discuss the relationships of the site with the surrounding resources and the use of the forest as an area of occupation by the hunter-gatherer societies that inhabited the area. This site was identified after a forest fire that intensely affected the area and left exposed a large amount of archaeological materials. The field work consisted of surveys and an excavation, in which we were able to record and recover a large amount of archaeological materials, mainly lithic material. The techno-morphological analysis allowed us a first interpretation of the recovered assemblages and the level of thermal alteration to which they were exposed. The results obtained, although they are preliminary, allow us, on the one hand, to broaden our knowledge about the use of space in the western portion of Lake Fagnano, and on the other hand, to reflect on the protection of archaeological heritage and the importance of generate management policies that promote their care.

Keywords : Hunter gatherer societies; Forest; Foothills; Tierra del Fuego.

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