Preface
Biographical Essay: Junius Bouton Bird and American Archaeology, by Gordon R. Willey
1. Background and Departure
Overview
South Chile and the Canoe Indians
Daily Life Sailing the Channels
2. Chronological Synthesis and Dating
The Periods
The Radiocarbon Dates
3. Cañadon Leona
General Description
Excavation Information
The Artifacts
Faunal Remains
Possible Age of Deposit
Burials
Summary
Daily Life
4. Palli Aike
General Description
Excavation in Two Phases
Excavation Information
The Artifacts
Possible Age of Deposit
Faunal Remains
Human Remains
Daily Life
5. Fell's Cave
General Description
Excavation Information, 1936-1937
The Artifacts
Faunal Remains
Daily Life
Excavations by John Fell and the French Mission
Excavations, 1969-1970
The Carnivore Remains Excavated at
Fell's Cave in 1970, by Juliet Clutton-Brock
Fell's Cave: 11,000 Years of Changes in Paleoenvironments,
Fauna, and Human Occupation, by Vera Markgraf
6. Cerro Sota Cave
General Description
Excavation Information
The Artifacts
Faunal Remains
A Group Burial
Probable Dating of the Deposit
Daily Life
7. Mylodon Cave
Background
Structure of the Floor Deposit
Results and Conclusions
Human Remains
Sloth Skin
Broken or "Cut" Bone
Domestication of the Sloth
Summary of Evidence
Age of Remains
Two Additional Specimens
Editor's Postscript
Bibliography