Abstract

CAMPOO, Clara Sánchez; BARBERENA, Ramiro; VILLANUEVA, Guadalupe Romero  and  LLANO, Carina. MACRO-REGIONAL CONVEYANCE OF WILD VEGETAL SPECIES: A CASE STUDY FROM CUEVA YAGUI (NEUQUÉN, ARGENTINA). Comechingonia [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.3, pp.11-20. ISSN 1851-0027.

This paper presents an analysis ofplant resource procurement by prehistoric hunters-gatherers of northern Neuquén (Argentine Patagonia). Using the CuevaYagui archaeological site as a case study, we assess regional strategies of subsistence, mobility, and the circulation of information at different spatial scales. CuevaYagui occupations date to between 8500 and 1800 cal BP, during which period the material record indicates that the site was used redundantly and intensively for multiple activities. To recover botanical materials we used manual flotation, which yielded not only plant macroremains but also large amounts of bone. Among the examined materials, two species were recognized:Sarcomphalusmistol(synonymof Ziziphusmistol)(ca. 98 %)andSchinuspolygamus. In this context, the near-exclusive dominance of a non-local species invites us to reflect on the need to consider multiple models in our studies of regional mobility and subsistence during the late Holocene, as we attempt to understand the different forms of resource acquisition including a flexible diet and a diversified, seasonal use of the landscape.

Keywords : archaeobotany; Patagonia; foreign taxa; mistol.

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