As with most living organisms, human populations respond to climatic, environmental, and
population pressures by transforming their range and subsistence strategies over space and …

In deserts, water has been singled out as the most important factor for choosing where to
settle, but trees were likely an important part of the landscape for hunter-gatherers beyond …

How did hunter-gatherers initially settle and move across extreme environments? We
conducted a multi-disciplinary study to tackle this question, focusing on how …

This paper analyses the importance of the South Central Andean High Puna megapatch,
above 4000 masl, in the history of late Pleistocene exploration and colonization of the …

People were in the Americas before, during, and immediately after the Last Glacial
Maximum. Multiple data converge toward a deep chronology model for Homo genre …

Lithic artifacts from late Pleistocene manufactured in silcrete are used to understand Fishtail
behaviors linked to mobility, land use and raw material acquisition during early prehistory in …

Abstract For centuries the Cerro Rico of Potosí in the South American Andes has been
known as the richest silver mine in the world but also as a notoriously challenging place for …

Este artículo propone una breve revisión histórica y un estado actual de las investigaciones
en Sudamérica en torno a los objetos líticos tallados. Particularmente, se evalúa la …

This article considers the initial peopling of the South-central Andean highlands, focusing on
the site of Hornillos 2, located in the Puna of Jujuy, Argentina. We suggest that, in an area …

The concept of smart cities holds environmental promises: that digital technologies will
reduce carbon emissions, air pollution and waste, and help address climate change …