Archaeologists Unearth Lost Camps of Chile’s Elephant Hunters

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Archaeologists Unearth Lost Camps of Chile’s Elephant Hunters
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Photographs from TT-3. A. Combustion feature spatially associated with gomphothere cervical vertebrae and skull fragments ; B. Sacral and caudal vertebrae, vertebral discs, and unfused coxal portions . Note the distance between the first sacral vertebra and its vertebral disc; C. End scraper in situ ; D. Core debitage in situ spatially associated with gomphothere remains . Credit: Labarca et al.

Numerous such sites of similar age are now known from this region, implying that Tagua Tagua Lake was a recurring hunting and scavenging ground for people during the Late Pleistocene due to abundant and predictable local resources. The authors suggest that this area was a key location along the routes taken by mobile communities of the time and that temporary camps might have hosted regular meetings between these mobile bands.

The authors add: “Taguatagua 3 helps us to understand better how the early humans adapted to fast-changing environments in central Chile during the late Pleistocene times.” Reference: “Taguatagua 3: A new late Pleistocene settlement in a highly suitable lacustrine habitat in central Chile ” by Rafael Labarca, Matías Frugone-Álvarez, Liz Vilches, José Francisco Blanco, Ángela Peñaloza, Carolina Godoy-Aguirre, Álvaro Lizama-Catalán, Cristóbal Oyarzo, Carlos Tornero, Erwin González-Guarda, Ayelen Delgado, Marcela Sepúlveda and Paula Soto-Huenchuman, 22 May 2024,This research was funded by ANID-FONDECYT Grants...

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