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Pilauco is a paleontological and archaeological site located in the city of Osorno in Southern Chile.[1] The site contains both human made lithic artifacts and megafauna remains–including gomphotheres.[1] All the horizons containing megafauna and evidence of human activity date to the late Pleistocene. The calibrated radiocarbon dates indicate there was human activity in the site between 16,400 and -12,800 cal years B.P.[1]
| Pilauco | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gomphothere models in Parque Pleistocénico de Osorno, a park inspired by the findings of Pilauco Bajo. | |
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| 40°34′12″S 73°06′14″W / 40.57000°S 73.10389°W | |
| Type | open-air |
| Associated with | [First American Settlers] |
| Location | Southern Chile |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2007–present |
| Archaeologists | Mario Pino Quivira (leader) and others |
| Owner | Bienes Nacionales de Chile |
| Management | Austral University of Chile and Ilustre Municipalidad de Osorno |
| Public access | Partial |
Most of the stone artifacts found in Pilauco are made of volcanic rock such as dacite, rhyodacite and rhyolite from the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex immediately east in the Andes. Yet these rocks were imported by humans to the site as nearby rivers have not transported it.[2]
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edit- 1 2 3 Navarro-Harris, X., Pino, M.; Guzmán-Marín, P. Lira, M. P. Labarca, R., Corgne, A. (2019). The procurement and use of knappable glassy volcanic raw material, Upper Pleistocene Pilauco site, Chilean Northwestern Patagonia. Geoarchaeology 1–21, DOI: 10.1002/gea.21736
- ↑ Navarro-Harris, Ximena; Pino, Mario; Guzmán‐Marín, Pedro; Lira, María Paz; Labarca, Rafael; Corgne, Alexandre (2019-03-02). "The procurement and use of knappable glassy volcanic rawmaterial from the late Pleistocene Pilauco site, ChileanNorthwestern Patagonia". Geoarchaeology. 34 (5): 592–612. doi:10.1002/gea.21736.
- ↑ "Identifican presencia humana en sitio de Pilauco Bajo". universia.cl. Universia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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