Advances in the archaeology of the Pampa and Patagonia
@article{Orquera1987AdvancesIT, title={Advances in the archaeology of the Pampa and Patagonia}, author={Luis Abel Orquera}, journal={Journal of World Prehistory}, year={1987}, volume={1}, pages={333-413} }
Archaeological data reveal two distinctive cultural adaptations on the Pampa and Patagonia of Argentina: terrestrial hunter-gatherers in the former and most of the latter region and maritime hunter-gatherers along the southern extreme. Both adaptations were achieved by the end of the fifth millennium B.C. Thereafter, a stable equilibrium was maintained, with a slow drift toward greater emphasis on resources providing the maximum return for the least effort. The high productivity of the Fuegian…
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