Palaeoenvironment and early human occupation of southernmost South America (South Patagonia, Argentina)

• Published in: Quaternary International
• Main Authors: Mancini, Maria Virginia, Franco, Nora Viviana, Brook, George
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: Archaeology; Paleoenvironment; Southern Patagonia; Early Hunter-Gatherers; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Patagonia; Argentino; Argentina; Saavedra; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/4135

Pollen and archaeological records from two areas of southern Patagonia, one in the southern part of the Deseado Massif, the other south of Lago Argentino, suggest an important influence of climate on human movements into new areas. Pollen spectra record a significant dry climate throughout the regio...