Missing the point: re-evaluating the earliest lithic technology in the Middle Orinoco.
Authors: Riris, P., Oliver, J.R. and Mendieta, N.L.
Journal: R Soc Open Sci
Volume: 5
Issue: 6
Pages: 180690
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180690
Abstract:The Culebra site, located in close proximity to the Atures Rapids, is one of the very few open-air occupations in the entire Orinoco valley that is thought to date to the early Holocene. Following renewed excavations in this location, we characterize the stone technology in unprecedented detail and perform both quantitative and qualitative analyses of the assemblage deposited in the first cultural layers. Additionally, we directly date the sediment forming the depositional context of the assemblage using stratigraphically stable components of soil organic matter. Coupled with our stratigraphic and paedological data, the deposit is, contrary to established estimates, shown to date to the late Holocene, well after the appearance of ceramics in the region. The toolkit identified through the lithic analysis, therefore, does not reflect an Archaic hunter-gatherer adaptation as previously assumed. Our findings are placed in the context of previous research in the Orinoco and lowland South America more broadly. More work is needed to understand the changing role of different stone tool reduction sequences with reference to adaptational strategies and bioclimatic variability.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33471/
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Missing the point: re-evaluating the earliest lithic technology in the Middle Orinoco
Authors: Riris, P., Oliver, J.R. and Mendieta, N.L.
Journal: ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
Volume: 5
Issue: 6
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180690
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33471/
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Missing the point: re-evaluating the earliest lithic technology in the Middle Orinoco
Authors: Riris, P., Oliver, J. and Lozada Mendieta, N.
Journal: Royal Society Open Science
Volume: 5
Publisher: The Royal Society
ISSN: 2054-5703
Abstract:The Culebra site, located in close proximity to the Atures Rapids, is one of the very few open-air occupations in the entire Orinoco valley that is thought to date to the early Holocene. Following renewed excavations in this location, we characterize the stone technology in unprecedented detail and perform both quantitative and qualitative analyses of the assemblage deposited in the first cultural layers. Additionally, we directly date the sediment forming the depositional context of the assemblage using stratigraphically stable components of soil organic matter. Coupled with our stratigraphic and paedological data, the deposit is, contrary to established estimates, shown to date to the late Holocene, well after the appearance of ceramics in the region. The toolkit identified through the lithic analysis, therefore, does not reflect an Archaic hunter–gatherer adaptation as previously assumed. Our findings are placed in the context of previous research in the Orinoco and lowland South America more broadly. More work is needed to understand the changing role of different stone tool reduction sequences with reference to adaptational strategies and bioclimatic variability.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33471/
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.180690
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Missing the point: re-evaluating the earliest lithic technology in the Middle Orinoco.
Authors: Riris, P., Oliver, J.R. and Mendieta, N.L.
Journal: Royal Society open science
Volume: 5
Issue: 6
Pages: 180690
eISSN: 2054-5703
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180690
Abstract:The Culebra site, located in close proximity to the Atures Rapids, is one of the very few open-air occupations in the entire Orinoco valley that is thought to date to the early Holocene. Following renewed excavations in this location, we characterize the stone technology in unprecedented detail and perform both quantitative and qualitative analyses of the assemblage deposited in the first cultural layers. Additionally, we directly date the sediment forming the depositional context of the assemblage using stratigraphically stable components of soil organic matter. Coupled with our stratigraphic and paedological data, the deposit is, contrary to established estimates, shown to date to the late Holocene, well after the appearance of ceramics in the region. The toolkit identified through the lithic analysis, therefore, does not reflect an Archaic hunter-gatherer adaptation as previously assumed. Our findings are placed in the context of previous research in the Orinoco and lowland South America more broadly. More work is needed to understand the changing role of different stone tool reduction sequences with reference to adaptational strategies and bioclimatic variability.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33471/
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Missing the point: re-evaluating the earliest lithic technology in the Middle Orinoco
Authors: Riris, P., Oliver, J. and Lozada Mendieta, N.
Journal: Royal Society Open Science
Volume: 5
Issue: 6
ISSN: 2054-5703
Abstract:The Culebra site, located in close proximity to the Atures Rapids, is one of the very few open-air occupations in the entire Orinoco valley that is thought to date to the early Holocene. Following renewed excavations in this location, we characterize the stone technology in unprecedented detail and perform both quantitative and qualitative analyses of the assemblage deposited in the first cultural layers. Additionally, we directly date the sediment forming the depositional context of the assemblage using stratigraphically stable components of soil organic matter. Coupled with our stratigraphic and paedological data, the deposit is, contrary to established estimates, shown to date to the late Holocene, well after the appearance of ceramics in the region. The toolkit identified through the lithic analysis, therefore, does not reflect an Archaic hunter–gatherer adaptation as previously assumed. Our findings are placed in the context of previous research in the Orinoco and lowland South America more broadly. More work is needed to understand the changing role of different stone tool reduction sequences with reference to adaptational strategies and bioclimatic variability.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33471/
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.180690
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