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Gustavo G. Politis (Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) Luis A. Borrero (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)

The Archaeology of the Pampas and Patagonia

Gustavo G. Politis (Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires),  Luis A. Borrero (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)

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Cambridge University Press
29 February 2024
History; Archaeology by period & region
Series: Cambridge World Archaeology
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.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 260mm,  Width: 181mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   850g
ISBN:   9780521768214
ISBN 10:   0521768217
Series:   Cambridge World Archaeology
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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.

Gustavo G. Politis is Director of the Institute of Archaeological and Paleontological Research of the Pampean Quaternary. A scholar of the archaeology and ethnoarchaeology of South American hunter-gatherers, he is the author of six books and recipient of a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Luis A. Borrero is Researcher Emeritus at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research and Professor Emeritus at the University of Buenos Aires, as well as International Member of the American Academy of Sciences. He is a specialist in vertebrate taphonomy and hunter-gatherer archaeology, particularly the peopling of South America.

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