Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina

The Cañadón Amarillo area in northwestern Patagonia (Mendoza Province, Argentina) presents a rich archaeological record contained within thick successions of fine-grained deposits with well-constrained chronological and stratigraphic resolution. Geomorphological, sedimentological, and archaeological...

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Autores principales: Tripaldi, A., Zárate, M.A., Neme, G.A., Gil, A.F., Giardina, M., Salgán, M.L.
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spelling todo:paper_08836353_v32_n6_p605_Tripaldi2023-10-03T15:40:34Z Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina Tripaldi, A. Zárate, M.A. Neme, G.A. Gil, A.F. Giardina, M. Salgán, M.L. dryland fluvial-eolian interaction hunter-gatherers Patagonia site formation processes The Cañadón Amarillo area in northwestern Patagonia (Mendoza Province, Argentina) presents a rich archaeological record contained within thick successions of fine-grained deposits with well-constrained chronological and stratigraphic resolution. Geomorphological, sedimentological, and archaeological analysis of three archaeological localities, constrained by radiocarbon ages, was conducted to reconstruct site formation processes and depositional variability in an exposed, dryland setting. The archaeological sites are located in the Cañadón Amarillo area between the southern margin of the volcanic Payunia Plateau and the Colorado River, in an area of ephemeral streams and eolian sand sheets. The archaeological remains are preferentially contained in fine to very fine sand to silty sand deposits associated with the ephemeral streams. Low-energy fluvial deposition related to overbank flows, and eolian aggradation associated with coppice dunes, sand shadows, and unrippled and partially vegetated mantles have favored preservation of in situ archaeological materials. Our investigations provide insight into site formation processes in exposed settings within the semiarid parts of northwestern Patagonia and extend the local record of human occupation to ∼7300 14C yr B.P. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08836353_v32_n6_p605_Tripaldi
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topic dryland
fluvial-eolian interaction
hunter-gatherers
Patagonia
site formation processes
spellingShingle dryland
fluvial-eolian interaction
hunter-gatherers
Patagonia
site formation processes
Tripaldi, A.
Zárate, M.A.
Neme, G.A.
Gil, A.F.
Giardina, M.
Salgán, M.L.
Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina
topic_facet dryland
fluvial-eolian interaction
hunter-gatherers
Patagonia
site formation processes
description The Cañadón Amarillo area in northwestern Patagonia (Mendoza Province, Argentina) presents a rich archaeological record contained within thick successions of fine-grained deposits with well-constrained chronological and stratigraphic resolution. Geomorphological, sedimentological, and archaeological analysis of three archaeological localities, constrained by radiocarbon ages, was conducted to reconstruct site formation processes and depositional variability in an exposed, dryland setting. The archaeological sites are located in the Cañadón Amarillo area between the southern margin of the volcanic Payunia Plateau and the Colorado River, in an area of ephemeral streams and eolian sand sheets. The archaeological remains are preferentially contained in fine to very fine sand to silty sand deposits associated with the ephemeral streams. Low-energy fluvial deposition related to overbank flows, and eolian aggradation associated with coppice dunes, sand shadows, and unrippled and partially vegetated mantles have favored preservation of in situ archaeological materials. Our investigations provide insight into site formation processes in exposed settings within the semiarid parts of northwestern Patagonia and extend the local record of human occupation to ∼7300 14C yr B.P. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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author Tripaldi, A.
Zárate, M.A.
Neme, G.A.
Gil, A.F.
Giardina, M.
Salgán, M.L.
author_facet Tripaldi, A.
Zárate, M.A.
Neme, G.A.
Gil, A.F.
Giardina, M.
Salgán, M.L.
author_sort Tripaldi, A.
title Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina
title_short Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina
title_full Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina
title_fullStr Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Archaeological site formation processes in northwestern Patagonia, Mendoza Province, Argentina
title_sort archaeological site formation processes in northwestern patagonia, mendoza province, argentina
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