A Fishtail proyectil point from the southern pampean hills, Characato, Córdoba, Argentina

A new record of Fishtail Projectile Point (FTPP), or Fell 1 projectile point type, from Central Argentina Southern Pampean Hills is described. A stem from a dark red volcanic and non-local FTPP was found in the Characato valley. A techno-typological description is reported as this proves one of the...

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Autores principales: IDACOR, Cattáneo, Roxana, Izeta, Andrés D., Caminoa, José María
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/17977
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Sumario:A new record of Fishtail Projectile Point (FTPP), or Fell 1 projectile point type, from Central Argentina Southern Pampean Hills is described. A stem from a dark red volcanic and non-local FTPP was found in the Characato valley. A techno-typological description is reported as this proves one of the few registers of fluted projectile points in the area. Furthermore, Pleistocene-Holocene transition archaeological sites are particularly scarce at a regional level; hence this new evidence is important to establish human occupation through material culture