RECURSOS LÍTICOS DE LA CUENCA DEL LAGO CARDIEL (SANTA CRUZ): NUEVAS PROSPECCIONES E IMPLICANCIAS PARA LA ARQUEOLOGÍA REGIONAL.

The knowledge of the lithic sources makes it possible to approach the circulation of goods and populations on a regional scale. Recent research in the Andean and circum-andean lake basins of Santa Cruz province (Argentina) were aimed to characterize more specifically the regional lithic resources base (Espinosa et al. 2016). The results of these investigations in the Cardiel lake basin are presented here. Through prospecting and transects, four sectors were recorded with the availability of different lithic resources (basalts, tuffs, silica rocks). This new information allows us to broaden our knowledge of this basin and to re-evaluate proposals regarding land use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]