Ali Mustafá Cave: a new archaeological site with an early occupation in the Eastern Tandilia Mountain Range (Argentina)

  • Diana L. Mazzanti
  • Gustvo F. Bonnat
  • Juan P. Donadei Corada
  • Gustavo A. Martínez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/arqueologia.t25.n2.6857
Keywords: Eastern Tandilia range, Early hunter-gatherers, Pleistocene-Holocene transition

Abstract

Here we present the preliminary results of the archaeological research in Ali Mustafá Cave. This site is one of several rockshelters used by hunter-gatherer groups for short-term occupations during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. The data from this new early site supports previous research regarding the archaeological value of rock shelters with ephemeral occupations. In some cases, these shelters show evidence of recurrent occupations, and were located in a strategic position in relation with the surrounding mountain landscape. Due to its location with high visual dominance over the San Pedro Valley, this site was used as a stopover during movement through the intermontane valleys.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Published
2019-06-01
How to Cite
Mazzanti, D. L., Bonnat, G. F., Donadei Corada, J. P., & Martínez, G. A. (2019). Ali Mustafá Cave: a new archaeological site with an early occupation in the Eastern Tandilia Mountain Range (Argentina). Arqueología, 25(2), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.34096/arqueologia.t25.n2.6857
Issue
Vol 25 No 2 (2019): May-August
Section
Articles

Copyright (c) 2019 Diana L. Mazzanti, Gustvo F. Bonnat, Juan P. Donadei Corada, Gustavo A. Martínez

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following conditions:

  • Authors retain copyright and yield to the journal right of first publication with the work registered with attribution license Creative Commons, which allows third parties to use the published always mentioning the authorship of the work and first publication in this magazine.
  • Authors can make other independent and additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this issue (p. Eg., Inclusion in an institutional repository or publish it in a book), provided that clearly indicate that the work was published for the first time in this magazine.
  • It allows and encourages the author / s to publish their work online (eg institutional or personal pages) before and during the process of revision and publication, as it can lead to productive exchanges and greater and more rapid dissemination of work published (See The Effect of Open Access).