Resumen de Hakenasa Cave and its relevance for the peopling of the southern Andean Altiplano

Daniela Osorio, Donald Jackson, Paula C. Ugalde, Claudio Latorre, Ricardo De Pol-Holz, Calogero M. Santoro

• Researchers in the High Andes in northern Chile report the study of a fine cave sequence, supported by 19 radiocarbon dates. The initial occupation at c. 11 500 cal BP represents the earliest human occupation known at this altitude. The toolkit suggests a hunting (logistical) camp used to take advantage of the animals gathering in the rich wetland of the neighbourhood.