| Sumario: | This paper presents the results of the investigations conducted in the coastal area of the Parque Nacional Monte León (Monte León National Park), Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, in relation to the archaeological evidence of historic shipwrecks. The study includes the analysis of the relevant background information for the study area and the proposal of the methodology to be applied on the basis of the research goals and the general environmental characteristics of the area. Such methodology was based on systematic surveys on intertidal and supratidal sectors. An analysis of the main indicators used in the interpretation of disassembled and scattered shipwreck remains is presented, including metallurgic characterizations andtaxonomic wood identifications. The site formation processes which play a role in these types of environmental contexts arealso considered, as well as the state of preservation and risk of alteration of these materials. In this manner, it was possible to infer the general typology, characteristics and chronology of the vessels which are represented.
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