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> "The picture that emerges is of a landscape occupied by a range of human groups from at least 6000 B.C. to the 18th century," Dr. Oyaneder concludes. At leas
by verisimi 1y ago
> "The picture that emerges is of a landscape occupied by a range of human groups from at least 6000 B.C. to the 18th century," Dr. Oyaneder concludes.
At least 6000bc, eh? Any reason for that conclusion? None is given.
- wiether 1y ago> Surface collections at 10 locations have yielded a Middle Archaic projectile point (6000–4000 BC) From the original article, linked multiple times: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/tethered-hunting-and-mobility-landscape-in-the-andean-highlands-of-the-western-valleys-northern-chile/4CCE8CBE9047CA73697516FC9B19F0B2 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/te...
- verisimi 1y agoFirst line of the link you posted: > Traditionally, the inception of Neolithic lifeways in the Western Valleys of northern Chile is believed to have occurred during the early Formative Period (c. 2000 BC) key word: "believed" re 2000 BC They also say: > The chacu and small-scale settlements described above suggest that a range of human groups occupied this landscape from at least 6000 BC to AD 1700. These groups moved strategically across the highlands, tethered primarily to hunting resources, particularly vicuña. Its simply stated as true.