Human occupation of the north Patagonian coast (San Matias Gulf): Current perspectives

• Main Authors: Borella, Florencia, Favier Dubois, Cristian Mario, Cardillo, Marcelo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society for American Archaeology
• Subjects: Northern Patagonia; Coastal Hunter Gatherers; Fishing; Chronology; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6; Patagonia; Argentina; DuBois; Saavedra; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/2694

The North Atlantic Patagonian Coast (San Matías Gulf [SMG], Río Negro, Argentina) is known for its archaeological richness covering some 380 km of the littoral, (Figure 1). This region has evidence for early human adaptation to marine resource exploitation. This was the focus of early studies undert...