Exploitation of allochthonous raw materials in hunter-gatherer contexts: Archaeological sites of Fagnano Lake, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

摘要

The exploitation of allochthonous raw materials has been registered in several archaeological sites of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The best-known examples are those of green obsidian (considered to originate from a source in the southern Magellan strait) and industrial glass (which was adopted after the Europeans' arrival). A new case is the Miraflores silicified tuff, identified at Kami 1 archaeological site (Late Holocene), on the southern shore of Fagnano Lake, which comes from an outcrop located to the north of the island, more than 200 km away.