The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)

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Cardillo, Marcelo; Alberti, Jimena
Año de publicación
2014
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In this paper we present the results of the phylogenetic analysis of projectile points dating from the Middle-Late and final Late Holocene recovered from different sites along the coast of San Matías Gulf (Río Negro province, Argentina). In order to study the evolution of weapon systems we have used maximum parsimony phylogenetic reconstruction and tree based comparative methods. This allowed us to explore different evolutionary models addressing the technical systems used in the area. The results suggest the existence of a robust phylogenetic signal that gradually evolved into at least two technical systems. One of the most important results however, was the evidence of a certain morphological continuity. In turn this suggests that, rather than a direct replacement, there was an adaptation of propellant-type weapons towards the bow and arrow. We concluded that this pattern of metric and morphological continuity might be related to transitional forms between the different technical systems, with design types used in both systems. There would have been a degree of experimentation so as to produce performance effective projectile points, this would have occurred in a framework of trial and error in a context of low risk.
Fil: Cardillo, Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
Fil: Alberti, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
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Phylogenetic Analysis
Comparative Methods
Projectile Points
San Matías Gulf
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spelling The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)Cardillo, MarceloAlberti, JimenaPhylogenetic AnalysisComparative MethodsProjectile PointsSan Matías Gulfhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6In this paper we present the results of the phylogenetic analysis of projectile points dating from the Middle-Late and final Late Holocene recovered from different sites along the coast of San Matías Gulf (Río Negro province, Argentina). In order to study the evolution of weapon systems we have used maximum parsimony phylogenetic reconstruction and tree based comparative methods. This allowed us to explore different evolutionary models addressing the technical systems used in the area. The results suggest the existence of a robust phylogenetic signal that gradually evolved into at least two technical systems. One of the most important results however, was the evidence of a certain morphological continuity. In turn this suggests that, rather than a direct replacement, there was an adaptation of propellant-type weapons towards the bow and arrow. We concluded that this pattern of metric and morphological continuity might be related to transitional forms between the different technical systems, with design types used in both systems. There would have been a degree of experimentation so as to produce performance effective projectile points, this would have occurred in a framework of trial and error in a context of low risk.Fil: Cardillo, Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; ArgentinaFil: Alberti, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; ArgentinaElsevier2014-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/33194Alberti, Jimena; Cardillo, Marcelo; The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina); Elsevier; Journal of Archaeologcial Science: Reports; 2; 11-2014; 612-6232352-409XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X14000121info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2014.11.005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:33:08Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/33194instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:33:08.568CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
title The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
spellingShingle The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
Cardillo, Marcelo
Phylogenetic Analysis
Comparative Methods
Projectile Points
San Matías Gulf
title_short The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
title_full The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
title_fullStr The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
title_sort The evolution of projectile points and technical systems: A case from Northern Patagonian coast (Argentina)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cardillo, Marcelo
Alberti, Jimena
author Cardillo, Marcelo
author_facet Cardillo, Marcelo
Alberti, Jimena
author_role author
author2 Alberti, Jimena
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Phylogenetic Analysis
Comparative Methods
Projectile Points
San Matías Gulf
topic Phylogenetic Analysis
Comparative Methods
Projectile Points
San Matías Gulf
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this paper we present the results of the phylogenetic analysis of projectile points dating from the Middle-Late and final Late Holocene recovered from different sites along the coast of San Matías Gulf (Río Negro province, Argentina). In order to study the evolution of weapon systems we have used maximum parsimony phylogenetic reconstruction and tree based comparative methods. This allowed us to explore different evolutionary models addressing the technical systems used in the area. The results suggest the existence of a robust phylogenetic signal that gradually evolved into at least two technical systems. One of the most important results however, was the evidence of a certain morphological continuity. In turn this suggests that, rather than a direct replacement, there was an adaptation of propellant-type weapons towards the bow and arrow. We concluded that this pattern of metric and morphological continuity might be related to transitional forms between the different technical systems, with design types used in both systems. There would have been a degree of experimentation so as to produce performance effective projectile points, this would have occurred in a framework of trial and error in a context of low risk.
Fil: Cardillo, Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
Fil: Alberti, Jimena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina
description In this paper we present the results of the phylogenetic analysis of projectile points dating from the Middle-Late and final Late Holocene recovered from different sites along the coast of San Matías Gulf (Río Negro province, Argentina). In order to study the evolution of weapon systems we have used maximum parsimony phylogenetic reconstruction and tree based comparative methods. This allowed us to explore different evolutionary models addressing the technical systems used in the area. The results suggest the existence of a robust phylogenetic signal that gradually evolved into at least two technical systems. One of the most important results however, was the evidence of a certain morphological continuity. In turn this suggests that, rather than a direct replacement, there was an adaptation of propellant-type weapons towards the bow and arrow. We concluded that this pattern of metric and morphological continuity might be related to transitional forms between the different technical systems, with design types used in both systems. There would have been a degree of experimentation so as to produce performance effective projectile points, this would have occurred in a framework of trial and error in a context of low risk.
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