Obsidian sources and distribution in Patagonia, southernmost South America

CR Stern - Quaternary International, 2018 - Elsevier
Obsidian artifacts occur in some of the earliest occupied late Pleistocene archaeological
sites in Patagonia, such as Pilauco (∼ 15,500 cal BP) in south-central Chile, and Cerro Tres …

A study of obsidian source usage in the Central Andes of Argentina and Chile

M Giesso, V Durán, G Neme, MD Glascock… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We present the results of XRF analysis for 428 obsidian samples from archaeological sites
in the Argentinian province of Mendoza and from central Chile. The archaeological samples …

Obsidian in the south-central Andes: geological, geochemical, and archaeological assessment of north Patagonian sources (Argentina)

R Barberena, A Hajduk, AF Gil, GA Neme, V Durán… - Quaternary …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a synthesis of geological, geochemical, and archaeological information
for the Huenul obsidian source located in northern Patagonia (Neuquén Province …

Geographic vectors of human mobility in the Andes (34–36 S): comparative analysis of 'minor'obsidian sources

V Cortegoso, R Barberena, V Durán, G Lucero - Quaternary International, 2016 - Elsevier
We have carried out long-term comparative in a wide latitudinal range of the Andes (29°–37°
south), encompassing selected areas that differ in ecology and biogeography. This …

Estrategias humanas y paleoclima en los Andes (34 S): Variaciones en la intensidad de ocupación de Laguna del Diamante (ca. 2000-500 años AP)

L Yebra, V Cortegoso, E Marsh, ME de Porras… - Latin American …, 2024 - cambridge.org
El área de Laguna del Diamante (3.000 m snm) tiene una oferta de recursos atractiva para
las sociedades humanas durante los últimos 2.000 años. Este trabajo evalúa la variable …

[PDF][PDF] Arqueología del área natural protegida Laguna del Diamante (Mendoza, Argentina)

V Durán, G Neme, V Cortegoso, A Gil - Anales de Arqueología y …, 2006 - academia.edu
Estudios efectuados sobre dos sitios arqueológicos, ubicados a más de 3200 msnm en el
Area Natural Protegida Laguna del Diamante (Mendoza, Argentina), ofrecen información de …

Obsidian geochemistry, geoarchaeology, and lithic technology in northwestern Patagonia (Argentina)

MV Fernández, R Barberena, AA Rughini… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
We studied the organization of mobility of hunter-gatherers groups of northwestern
Patagonia (Argentina) from an interdisciplinary perspective. We combined geochemical and …

[HTML][HTML] La presencia de obsidiana en contextos arqueológicos del Norte de Mendoza: interacciones humanas en una región andina sin fuentes volcánicas

V Cortegoso, L Yebra, S Castro… - Intersecciones en …, 2019 - SciELO Argentina
Se presentan resultados del análisis geoquímico (XRF) de 61 piezas de obsidiana
correspondientes a diez sitios arqueológicos del norte de Mendoza (32-33 S); un segmento …

Obsidian sources from the southern Andean highlands (Laguna del Diamante, Argentina and Chile): geochemical insights on geological complexity and human …

V Cortegoso, L Yebra, V Durán, R Barberena… - Archaeological and …, 2020 - Springer
New geochemical results for two obsidian types, Laguna del Diamante and Arroyo
Paramillos, naturally available in the Laguna del Diamante locality, a seasonally accessible …

'To and fro'the southern Andean highlands (Argentina and Chile): Archaeometric insights on geographic vectors of mobility

VA Durán, V Cortegoso, R Barberena, C Frigolé… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Andes mountain range is one key physiographic feature of South America with the
potential to have acted as a barrier and corridor for human societies. The goal of this paper …