Environmental variability and archaeological distributions in the Andean Araucania: A geographic approach

The goal of this paper is to characterize the human use of space in the region of Melipeuco (Cautín, Province, La Araucanía, Chile) by analyzing the spatial distribution of archaeological sites during the Holocene in relation to the ecological and anthropic factors that may have shaped it. We propos...

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Autores principales: Lucero Ferreyra, Gustavo, Sacchi, Mariana, Maldonado, Mario Gabriel, Mera, Rodrigo, Barberena, Ramiro
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2024
Materias:
Space use
Spatial hierarchies
Human biogeography
Forest environments
GIS
Uso del espacio
Jerarquización del espacio;
Biogeografía humana
Ambientes boscosos
Andes
SIG
Uso espacial
Hierarquias espaciais
Biogeografia humana
Ambientes florestais
Sistemas de informações geográficas
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/44098
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Revista del Museo de Antropología de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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Sumario:The goal of this paper is to characterize the human use of space in the region of Melipeuco (Cautín, Province, La Araucanía, Chile) by analyzing the spatial distribution of archaeological sites during the Holocene in relation to the ecological and anthropic factors that may have shaped it. We propose a hierarchization of space considering the regional topography and its relationship with hydrology, temperature, moisture, seasonality, and vegetal biomass. We identify preliminary tendencies in the distribution of sites across space and time and in association with the structure of the landscape. Building on this, and by means of a GIS-based approach, we propose a model of human use of space incorporating the geographic variability of this highland setting.

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