The Archaeology of the Pampas and Patagonia
The Archaeology of the Pampas and Patagonia
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In this book, Gustavo G. Politis and Luis A. Borrero explore the archaeology and ethnography of the indigenous people who inhabited Argentina's Pampas and the Patagonia region from the end of the Pleistocene until the 20th century. Offering a history of the nomadic foragers living in the harsh habitats of the South America's Southern Cone, they provide detailed account of human adaptations to a range of environmental and social conditions. The authors show how the region's earliest inhabitants interacted with now-extinct animals as they explored and settled the vast open prairies and steppes of the region until they occupied most of its available habitats. They also trace technological advances, including the development of pottery, the use of bows and arrows, and horticulture. Making new research and data available for the first time, Politis and Borrero's volume demonstrates how geographical variation in the Southern Cone generated diverse adaptation strategies.
- Provides an updated synthesis of the archaeology of the Southern Cone
- Provides a detailed account of human adaptations to a diversity of environmental and social conditions
- Provides a detailed account of the historical, ethnographic and archaeological aspects of the interaction between the American natives and Western societies
Reviews & endorsements
‘This impressively researched, well-executed achievement provides up-to-date research and current interpretations, making calibrated radiocarbon dates and isotopic studies of diet available for the first time … Essential.’ C. C. Kolb, CHOICE
‘… essential reading for scholars and students interested in what happened there between 14 000 years ago and the nineteenth century.’ Luciano Prates, Antiquity
Product details
- Published: May 2024
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9780521768214
- Length: 336 pages
- Dimensions: 260 × 181 × 21 mm
- Weight: 0.85kg
- Availability: Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Historical background
- 3. Resources, plants, prey and lithics
- 4. The early peopling. The late Pleistocene-early Holocene
- 5. The middle Holocene (-8200-4200 CAL BP
- -7500-3800 BP)
- 6. The late Holocene diversification
- 7. Discussion and final remarks.
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