EL ROL DE LA PESCA EN LA INTENSIFICACIÓN DE LAS OCUPACIONES COSTERAS DURANTE EL HOLOCENO MEDIO-TARDÍO (BAHÍA DE CONCEPCIÓN, REGIÓN DEL BÍO-BÍO, CHILE)

Abstract

** ABSTRACT We present results from the excavation and analysis of archaeological remains from the Playa Negra 9 site (PN-9), located in Concepcion Bay, Chilean region of Bio-Bio. Our studies provide important information about mid to late Holocene littoral occupations, demonstrating an emphasis on the exploitation and consumption of littoral and maritime resources, and suggesting that fishing may have had played a key role in enabling intensive occupations of these environments. In this connection, the diversity of activities represented, the structure of the