Archaeological research documents major technological shifts among people who have lived in the southern tip of South America (South Patagonia) during the last thirteen millennia, including the development of marine-based economies and changes in tools and raw materials. It has been proposed that movements of people spreading culture and technology propelled some of these shifts, but these hypotheses have not been tested with ancient DNA. Here we report genome-wide data from 20 ancient individuals, and co-analyze it with previously reported data. We reveal that immigration does not explain the appearance of marine adaptations in South Patagonia. We describe partial genetic continuity since ~6600 BP and two later gene flows correlated with technological changes: one between 4700–2000 BP that affected primarily marine-based groups, and a later one impacting all <2000 BP groups. From ~2200–1200 BP, mixture among neighbors resulted in a cline correlated to geographic ordering along the coast.
Se presentan los primeros resultados del análisis de isótopos estables (δ 13 C y δ 15 N) obtenidos sobre restos humanos provenientes de sitios arqueológicos del sudoeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina), datados en el Holoceno Tardío. Conjuntamente se informan los primeros datos de δ 13 Ccol. sobre los distintos recursos faunísticos del sector. El área de estudio se compone de diversos ambientes, destacándose los entornos acuáticos como la costa marina, los valles fluviales, las lagunas y el humedal. Los valores isotópicos de los recursos del sector indican que los animales marinos presentan los valores más enriquecidos en δ 13 C; mientras que aquellas especies terrestres (coipo, ñandú y herbívoros grandes) presentan los valores más empobrecidos, que son indistinguibles entre ellos. Por su parte, las aves acuáticas y el peludo tienen valores intermedios. El estudio isotópico sobre restos humanos reflejó que la dieta de los individuos fue cárnica, que las proteínas de animales terrestres fueron predominantes y que en menor proporción se usaron recursos marinos. El registro arqueofaunístico del área resulta concordante con esta información. Finalmente, estos son los primeros resultados isotópicos para el sector, por lo que constituye un aporte preliminar que deberá continuar con la realización de nuevos estudios.Palabras claves: cazadores-recolectores, isótopos estables, registro bioarqueológico y arqueofaunístico, región pampeana, Holoceno Tardío.
Results of the first stable isotopes analysis (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) of archaeological sites located in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina) are presented. Both the construction of an isotopic ecology and prehistoric human diets of the sector are explored. The isotopic ecology indicates diverse environments in which marine
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