Title
Quebrada de los burros. First fishermen of the south pacific coast in the far south of Peru
Other title
[Quebrada de los burros. Los primeros pescadores del litoral pacífico en el extremo sur Peruano]
Date Issued
01 January 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lavallée D.
Julien M.
Béarez P.
Bolaños A.
Chevalier A.
Delabarde T.
Fontugne M.
Rodríguez-Loredo C.
Klaric L.
Usselmann P.
Vanhaeren M.
Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution
Publisher(s)
Universidad de Tarapaca
Abstract
Research works at Quebrada de los Burros evidenced an Archaic settlement on the littoral of Tacna (Peru). This campsite of fishermen and shell-gatherers (QLB) has been occupied during Early and Middle Holocene, between 10,000 and 6,000 BP. Broad horizontal excavations revealed six successive occupation levels, with living floor layouts, hearths, specialized activity areas and accumulations of food waste of marine origin mixed with bones of terrestrial fauna. As a whole, these remains indicate that, since the beginning, the inhabitants relied intensively on ocean resources but they also exploited the lomas. Lithic tools and bone instruments attest a sophisticated equipment for fishing, gathering and hunting. Two phases of occupation were characterized, the first during Early Holocene (ca. 10,000 to 7,000 BP), the second during Middle Holocene (ca. 7,000 to 6,000 BP). The analyses suggest, for the first phase, a succession of short occupations and possible contacts with high lands and, on the contrary, a more intensive occupation, nearly all the year round, for the second, during which raw lithic materials came from nearby areas. A close relation with Chilean sites Chinchorro is confirmed.
Start page
333
End page
351
Volume
43
Issue
2 2-ESP
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Antropología Arqueología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84867340696
Source
Chungara
ISSN of the container
07161182
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus