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The Pleistocene—Holocene Transition in Southern South America

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This chapter explores some of the data and models relevant for an understanding of human adaptations during the Pleistocene—Holocene transition in southern South America, between approximately 13,000 BP and 8,000 bp.

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Borrero, L.A. (1996). The Pleistocene—Holocene Transition in Southern South America. In: Straus, L.G., Eriksen, B.V., Erlandson, J.M., Yesner, D.R. (eds) Humans at the End of the Ice Age. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1145-4_17

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