An evaluation of recent claims for early human settlement of South America is presented.
Some of the problems with these cases are reviewed, particularly the ways in which …

Recientes cambios en la estructura del debate sobre el poblamiento americano incluyen la
utilización de técnicas sofisticadas de análisis, la aceptación de edades bastante mayores a …

ABSTRACT A proposal to estimate the Trampling Fragmentation Potential (TFP) on lithic
artifacts from their metric attributes is presented. We apply a data mining technique known …

This paper focuses on the contributions of taphonomic approaches to the study of lithic
assemblages. Based on actualistic and archaeological case studies from Fuego-Patagonia …

The technological organization and lithic raw material procurement of Holocene hunter–
gatherers have been topics of considerable interest in northern Tierra del Fuego Island …

The procurement of high-quality lithic resources is amongst the most indicative processes of
decision-making in the archaeology of early human groups peopling the Americas. Directly …

This work assessess the impact of taphonomic processes on the surface lithic record of La
Verdadera Argentina archaeological locality (Santa Cruz, Argentina). Different stages of …

La question du premier peuplement préhistorique du continent américain a toujours fait
l'objet de vifs débats. L'une des controverses actuelles concerne la possibilité d'une …

We discuss the importance of widening the scope of taphonomy, arguing that it is critical to
study of different classes of materials within this framework. We introduce several examples …

Si bien tradicionalmente la tafonomía se ha centrado en el análisis de restos orgánicos (vg
arqueofauna, registro bioarqueológico), los demás materiales arqueológicos–dentro de …