This book provides a quantitative characterisation of the distribution of archaeological evidence at the La Primavera locality in Argentina, shedding light on ancient Patagonian societies by taking a multidimensional landscape-based approach. It also establishes a technical foundation for the replication of its methodology in other regions, and for studying other mobile hunter-gatherer societies.

Depicts data sources, methodological decisions and technical procedures for assembling a valid archaeological GIS Detailed information on the statistical analyses performed Includes details on the master field and laboratory database design

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Study area.- Chapter 3. Antecedents in archaeology.- Chapter 4. Theory.- Chapter 5. Methodology.- Chapter 6. Results .- Chapter 7. Exploratory locational analysis.- Chapter 8. Settling chronology.- Chapter 9. Conclusions.- Chapter 10. Recent advances and perspectives.- Appendix.