Brazilian archaeological literature has insisted for decades upon associating hunter-
gatherer sites dated to the Pleistocene–Holocene transition either to the Itaparica tradition, if …

During the second half of the twentieth century, Brazilian archaeologists organized the
Paleoindian sites of southeastern and southern Brazil into an archaeological cultural unit …

This compilation presents current views of the cultural transformations that took place across
North America during the close of the Pleistocene and the ensuing Early Holocene. Most …

The lithic industries of the period between the Pleistocene/Holocene transition and the
contact with the Neo-Brazilians, in the North of the state of Minas Gerais, can be approached …

ABSTRACT The Lagoa Santa region, located in southeastern Brazil, has been studied
archaeologically since the nineteenth century. Paleoindian lithic industries in Brazil have …

Research in the low plains of Uruguay suggests that during the early settlement of this area
of South America, there was an interesting cultural diversity. Recent radiocarbon ages from …

Traditional syntheses of the archaeology of the late Pleistocene period in South America
have focused primarily on the peopling of the continent by North American cultural groups …

Eastern South America, or what is today Brazilian territory, poses interesting questions about
the early human occupation of the Americas. Three totally distinct and contemporaneous …

This paper presents the results of an analysis on lithic procurement and land use strategies
corresponding to Late Holocene occupations in northeast Uruguay. Excavations carried out …

The first dense settlement in central and northeast Brazil, starting ca. 13,000 cal yr BP, is
often associated in the literature with the “Itaparica tradition.” This assumed homogeneous …