Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone

Autores
Chichkoyan, Karina Vanesa; Nami, Hugo Gabriel
Año de publicación
2025
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As humans expanded across the globe, the Americas were the last continents to be colonized. While debates persist regarding the timing and mechanisms of this process, it is widely accepted that by the Pleistocene–Holocene transition, the NewWorld was populated from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. During this period, hunter-gatherer societies demonstrated remarkable cultural and adaptive diversity, particularly in subsistence strategies and technological innovations. The colonization of the Americas offers valuable insights into population dynamics, human–environment interactions, species extinctions, and adaptive capacities. From an interdisciplinary perspective that combines an isotopic analysis ofmegafaunal remains with archaeological evidence, this study examines human interactions with Pleistocene fauna in the south–central region of South America’s Southern Cone. Isotopic analyses provide information about the diets, adaptations, and climatic challenges faced by megafaunal communities. Archaeological evidence reveals that humans utilized megafauna and other Pleistocene species for food and tool production. These findings are supported by evidence such as cut marks and bone tools, but also by sealed sediment layers and/or indisputable associations of lithic artifacts. This research contributes to our understanding of human dispersal in the Southern Cone during the colonization of the Americas, shedding light on the regional environments and adaptive strategies of early populations.
Fil: Chichkoyan, Karina Vanesa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Nami, Hugo Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Materia
MEGAMAMMALS
STABLE ISOTOPES
PALEOINDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ARGENTINA AND CHILE
NICHE PARTITIONING
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
title Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
spellingShingle Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
Chichkoyan, Karina Vanesa
MEGAMAMMALS
STABLE ISOTOPES
PALEOINDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ARGENTINA AND CHILE
NICHE PARTITIONING
title_short Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
title_full Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
title_fullStr Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
title_full_unstemmed Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
title_sort Through the Eyes of the Megafauna: Early Human Settlement and Isotopy in the South American Southern Cone
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chichkoyan, Karina Vanesa
Nami, Hugo Gabriel
author Chichkoyan, Karina Vanesa
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Nami, Hugo Gabriel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv MEGAMAMMALS
STABLE ISOTOPES
PALEOINDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ARGENTINA AND CHILE
NICHE PARTITIONING
topic MEGAMAMMALS
STABLE ISOTOPES
PALEOINDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ARGENTINA AND CHILE
NICHE PARTITIONING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv As humans expanded across the globe, the Americas were the last continents to be colonized. While debates persist regarding the timing and mechanisms of this process, it is widely accepted that by the Pleistocene–Holocene transition, the NewWorld was populated from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. During this period, hunter-gatherer societies demonstrated remarkable cultural and adaptive diversity, particularly in subsistence strategies and technological innovations. The colonization of the Americas offers valuable insights into population dynamics, human–environment interactions, species extinctions, and adaptive capacities. From an interdisciplinary perspective that combines an isotopic analysis ofmegafaunal remains with archaeological evidence, this study examines human interactions with Pleistocene fauna in the south–central region of South America’s Southern Cone. Isotopic analyses provide information about the diets, adaptations, and climatic challenges faced by megafaunal communities. Archaeological evidence reveals that humans utilized megafauna and other Pleistocene species for food and tool production. These findings are supported by evidence such as cut marks and bone tools, but also by sealed sediment layers and/or indisputable associations of lithic artifacts. This research contributes to our understanding of human dispersal in the Southern Cone during the colonization of the Americas, shedding light on the regional environments and adaptive strategies of early populations.
Fil: Chichkoyan, Karina Vanesa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Luján. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Nami, Hugo Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires; Argentina
description As humans expanded across the globe, the Americas were the last continents to be colonized. While debates persist regarding the timing and mechanisms of this process, it is widely accepted that by the Pleistocene–Holocene transition, the NewWorld was populated from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. During this period, hunter-gatherer societies demonstrated remarkable cultural and adaptive diversity, particularly in subsistence strategies and technological innovations. The colonization of the Americas offers valuable insights into population dynamics, human–environment interactions, species extinctions, and adaptive capacities. From an interdisciplinary perspective that combines an isotopic analysis ofmegafaunal remains with archaeological evidence, this study examines human interactions with Pleistocene fauna in the south–central region of South America’s Southern Cone. Isotopic analyses provide information about the diets, adaptations, and climatic challenges faced by megafaunal communities. Archaeological evidence reveals that humans utilized megafauna and other Pleistocene species for food and tool production. These findings are supported by evidence such as cut marks and bone tools, but also by sealed sediment layers and/or indisputable associations of lithic artifacts. This research contributes to our understanding of human dispersal in the Southern Cone during the colonization of the Americas, shedding light on the regional environments and adaptive strategies of early populations.
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