ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE CUENCA DEL ARROYO CHASICÓ Y LLANURA ADYACENTE, SOUTHWEST OF THE PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES

Abstract

In this paper, new archaeological data is presented as a result of severa!' surveys carried out and surface materials collected from the middle and lower Arroyo Chasicó basin and along the western border of that region . The main goal of that fieldwork was to establish the availability of resources in the various environnients adjacent to the Sistema Serrano de Ven tan ia. In this preliminary stage of analysis, the in terest was focused opon lithic materials, because its inlierent properties to yield information ora links between different ecological regions and the use of space by hunting and gathering societies.