Ethnoarchaeology of hunter-fishergatherer societies in the beagle channel (tierra del fuego): ethnographical sources and social simulation

Abstract

Ethnoarchaeology of hunter-fisher-gatherers societies in the Beagle Channel(Tierra del Fuego): ethnographical sources and social simulation. Theethnoarchaeological research from the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego)offers a rich ethnographical and historical record, produced by the lateinclusion of Tierra del Fuego in the industrial world (the Beagle Channel wasdiscovered by R. Fitz-Roy in 1830). This is an interesting frame for using newtechniques (social simulation by Agent based modelling (ABM)) to generatenew hypothesis in archaeology. In this case, the hypothesis is focused on therole of social cooperation in Yámana hunter-fisher-gatherer society.