Journal of World Prehistory ( IF 3.8 ) Pub Date : 2024-08-03 , DOI: 10.1007/s10963-024-09185-x Anahí Re , Gisela Cassiodoro , Josefina Flores Coni , Francisco Guichón
This paper explores the strategies implemented by hunter-gatherer groups in Southern Patagonia during the Late Holocene in relation to the circulation of goods and information. Previous archaeological investigations have revealed important changes in human mobility and land-use patterns during this period, associated with increasingly dry environmental conditions. In this context, we undertake a broad spatial scale analysis of the circulation of goods and information through the integrated examination of two lines of evidence: rock art and lithic raw materials. Specifically, we consider the distribution of engravings and black obsidian artefacts assigned to the Late Holocene. The former can offer certain insights into the circulation of information, and the latter are indicative of the circulation of goods. Our analysis suggests that during this period different strategies were developed by hunter-gatherer groups to face the changing environment. Several implications concerning social interaction and the movement of people during this period in Southern Patagonia are discussed.
中文翻译:
全新世晚期巴塔哥尼亚南部的商品和信息流通:雕刻和黑曜石文物的综合分析
本文探讨了全新世晚期巴塔哥尼亚南部狩猎采集群体在商品和信息流通方面实施的策略。先前的考古调查揭示了这一时期人类流动和土地利用模式的重要变化,这与日益干燥的环境条件有关。在这种背景下,我们通过综合检查岩石艺术和石器原材料这两条证据,对商品和信息的流通进行广泛的空间尺度分析。具体来说,我们考虑了全新世晚期的雕刻和黑色黑曜石文物的分布。前者可以对信息流通提供一定的洞察,后者则可以指示商品的流通。我们的分析表明,在此期间,狩猎采集群体制定了不同的策略来应对不断变化的环境。讨论了这一时期南巴塔哥尼亚社会互动和人员流动的一些影响。