La ocupación prehispanica de Combarbala (Norte Semiárido, Chile): Una propuesta sintética

Abstract

We synthesize archaeological research at Combarbalá (Limarí Province), an inland locality in the Semiarid North of Chile. We describe the spatial and stratigraphic work conducted within the región, the methods used and the results obtained. The main characteristics and resource structure ofthe study área are outlined in order to illustrate some factors that may have conditioned human settlement. Archaeological research carried out up to now has exposed contexts which allow a schematic proposal which extends at least throughout the Holocene. © 2009 Universidad de Tarapacá.