What is New about the Early Peopling of Central and South America?

Abstract

This special issue gathers some of the presentations that were part of different sessions of the 9th Simposio Internacional “El Hombre Temprano en América” (SIHTA), which took place during November 2018 in the city of Necochea, Argentina. These interesting researches deal with several issues including gender and social life, new early sites, early lithic technology, taphonomy, and reconstructions of paleoenvironments and spatial patterns. This Perspectives essay is a brief introduction to the papers that make up this special issue.