Cronología y organizaCión eConómiCa de las poblaCiones arCaiCas de la Costa de taltal

This study is a reassessment of the chronological and cultural sequence of the Archaic Period in Taltal, in an attempt to document the continuities and transformations in the economic organization of local populations who inhabited this area. We base our understanding of this process on new data generated by our project in recent years, as well as previously published studies in the area. This research has been mainly directed towards the understanding of three variables in the economic organization of Taltal’s hunter-gatherer-fisher communities: mobility systems, subsistence practices and technology.