Monte Verde
Subtitle: a late Pleistocene settlement in Chile
By: Tom D. Dillehay.
Series: Smithsonian series in archaeological inquiry
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Subjects: Paleo-Indians -- Chile; Paleoecology -- Chile; Monte Verde Site (Chile); Chile -- Antiquities
Description: "Detailed descriptions of fieldwork, environment, stratigraphy, radiocarbon chronology, research design, organic preservation, wood assemblage, cordage, microtopography, modern plant use, archaeobotanical identifications, lithics, faunal remains, and activity patterning provide the most comprehensive evidence yet assembled in support of human occupation in South America contemporary with the earliest North American sites. Data are combined to infer diet, activities, land use, foraging strategy, medicinal knowledge, and other components of daily life"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Paleo-environment and site context; title: v. 2. The archaeological context and interpretation.