book chapter
South American regions: the Pacific and Caribbean sides of the continent
settlement of the Americas: a new prehistory • New York • Published In 2000 • Pages: 109-185
By: Dillehay, Tom D..
Abstract
The author provides an overview of the archaeological sites from the late Pleistocene to early Holocene to the west of the Andes in South America, concentrating on describing the artifacts, what the archaeological record says about the economy in the different regions, and the chronological record. Many tool types found in the late Pleistocene continue into the Archaic.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- New World
- Sub Region
- New World
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2016
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 13,000-9000 BP
- Coverage Place
- western South America
- Notes
- Thomas D. Dillehay
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 00027572
- LCSH
- Paleo-Indians