Long-term occupation of bofedales ecosystems by high-Andean hunter-gatherers in the Dry Puna, northern Chile

Sitzia, LucaLucaSitziaOsorio, DanielaDanielaOsorioMagdalena García, B.B.Magdalena GarcíaOtto, Jan ChristophJan ChristophOttoPower, XimenaXimenaPowerGayó, Eugenia M.Eugenia M.GayóBorie, CesarCesarBorieGallardo, MatíasMatíasGallardoUribe, CarlosCarlosUribe2025-10-102025-10-1020250003598X; 17451744https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12740/23423This project employs a geoarchaeological approach to explore human occupation of the highland wetlands (bofedales) and salt flats of the Dry Puna of northern Chile (>2500m above sea level) during the Holocene. Differences in the archaeological record of each ecosystem are tentatively suggested to relate to settlement patterns and the history of the landscape. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.openAccessGEOARCHAEOLOGYHOLOCENELITHIC SCATTERSSETTLEMENT PATTERNSSOUTH AMERICASURFACE SURVEYLong-term occupation of bofedales ecosystems by high-Andean hunter-gatherers in the Dry Puna, northern ChileArtículo https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.201