Víctor Méndez
Biographic Data
| ID | 215022 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Víctor Méndez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Víctor |
| FAMILY NAME | Méndez |
| SIGNATURE | MÉNDEZ V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3453-3708 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mapping past forests in the Atacama Desert, Chile
The last decades have seen a significant increase in the use of spatial and remote sensing analytical techniques in the field of archaeology, leading to new perspectives and research questions. However, the full potential of these methods remains largely unexplored. Albeit the focus on site detection and resource mapping has been gaining traction, we have yet to examine the great potential these techniques could have to support various tasks, suc…
Human dynamics in the Southern Puna of Chile (25°-27°s) during the Late Holocene
We discuss the process of human re-occupation of the Southern Puna (25°-27°S) during the Late Holocene through a variety of lines of evidence, such as ceramics, faunal bones, lithic technology, sources of raw materials like obsidian, and rock art, and their integration with spatial analyses using least-cost paths. Our results indicate a process in which niches were formed in the puna, focused on a variety of activities such as vicuña hunting; exp…
Technological and Protein Residue Analysis on Ancient Stemmed Projectile Points of the Southern Andes Highlands
We present the results of technological and protein residue analyses of the lithic assemblages recovered at the Pedernales-38 site (26.5°S; 69°W), located in the highlands of the southern Andes (3380 masl). Based on a reconstruction of the operational chains and the differential representation of their phases, we suggest that the final production, use, maintenance, and discard of large stemmed projectile points occurred at the site. Of the assemb…
Pedernales-5
We present the results of an interdisciplinary study conducted at the Pedernales-5 site, situated in the Salar de Pedernales basin (26°S; 3356 masl), dated from 10,510−10,749 to 11,201−11,612 cal. BP. Unlike other Late Pleistocene and Holocene sites in the Andean Puna, where vicuñas ( Vicugna vicugna) were the primary prey, at Pedernales-5, the zooarcheological assemblage consists almost exclusively of flamingo (Phoenicopteridae) and bird remains…
Salar de Infieles (25°S-69°O)
Se presentan los resultados de las excavaciones y análisis de artefactos, ecofactos y arte rupestre del sitio Infieles-1, Puna de Atacama, Chile. Este sitio se emplaza adyacente a un paredón de ignimbrita con diversas manifestaciones rupestres. El análisis de estas pinturas y grabado, junto a la excavación realizada permitió identificar tres ocupaciones alfareras. La primera se relaciona con portadores de cerámica Condorhuasi-Río Diablo del Forma…
Chronological sequence (early and late Holocene) and cultural trajectories in Quebrada Pedernales, southern Puna, Chile (26°S-3,456-3,730 masl)
Provenance and long-term circulation of archaeological obsidian in the Puna de Copiapó (25-27°S), South-Central Andes
Huentelauquén coastal groups in the Andean highlands? An assessment of human occupations of the Early Holocene in Salar de Pedernales , Chile (26°S, 3356 masl)
We present new evidence obtained in archaeological surveys in Quebrada Pedernales (3356 masl), in the southern puna of Chile (26°S; 69°W). A series of surface findings such as large lanceolate stemmed projectile points and geometric stones, together with chronostratigraphic and artifactual data recovered in excavations at the Pedernales-38 site, suggest that the coastal Huentelauquén groups explored and inhabited the Andean highlands between 10,1…
Technological and Protein Residue Analysis on Ancient Stemmed Projectile Points of the Southern Andes Highlands
We present the results of technological and protein residue analyses of the lithic assemblages recovered at the Pedernales-38 site (26.5°S; 69°W), located in the highlands of the southern Andes (3380 masl). Based on a reconstruction of the operational chains and the differential representation of their phases, we suggest that the final production, use, maintenance, and discard of large stemmed projectile points occurred at the site. Of the assemb…
Provenance and long-term circulation of archaeological obsidian in the Puna de Copiapó (25-27°S), South-Central Andes
Huentelauquén coastal groups in the Andean highlands? An assessment of human occupations of the Early Holocene in Salar de Pedernales , Chile (26°S, 3356 masl)
We present new evidence obtained in archaeological surveys in Quebrada Pedernales (3356 masl), in the southern puna of Chile (26°S; 69°W). A series of surface findings such as large lanceolate stemmed projectile points and geometric stones, together with chronostratigraphic and artifactual data recovered in excavations at the Pedernales-38 site, suggest that the coastal Huentelauquén groups explored and inhabited the Andean highlands between 10,1…
Salar de Infieles (25°S-69°O)
Se presentan los resultados de las excavaciones y análisis de artefactos, ecofactos y arte rupestre del sitio Infieles-1, Puna de Atacama, Chile. Este sitio se emplaza adyacente a un paredón de ignimbrita con diversas manifestaciones rupestres. El análisis de estas pinturas y grabado, junto a la excavación realizada permitió identificar tres ocupaciones alfareras. La primera se relaciona con portadores de cerámica Condorhuasi-Río Diablo del Forma…
Chronological sequence (early and late Holocene) and cultural trajectories in Quebrada Pedernales, southern Puna, Chile (26°S-3,456-3,730 masl)
Provenance and long-term circulation of archaeological obsidian in the Puna de Copiapó (25-27°S), South-Central Andes
Human dynamics in the Southern Puna of Chile (25°-27°s) during the Late Holocene
We discuss the process of human re-occupation of the Southern Puna (25°-27°S) during the Late Holocene through a variety of lines of evidence, such as ceramics, faunal bones, lithic technology, sources of raw materials like obsidian, and rock art, and their integration with spatial analyses using least-cost paths. Our results indicate a process in which niches were formed in the puna, focused on a variety of activities such as vicuña hunting; exp…
Technological and Protein Residue Analysis on Ancient Stemmed Projectile Points of the Southern Andes Highlands
We present the results of technological and protein residue analyses of the lithic assemblages recovered at the Pedernales-38 site (26.5°S; 69°W), located in the highlands of the southern Andes (3380 masl). Based on a reconstruction of the operational chains and the differential representation of their phases, we suggest that the final production, use, maintenance, and discard of large stemmed projectile points occurred at the site. Of the assemb…
Pedernales-5
We present the results of an interdisciplinary study conducted at the Pedernales-5 site, situated in the Salar de Pedernales basin (26°S; 3356 masl), dated from 10,510−10,749 to 11,201−11,612 cal. BP. Unlike other Late Pleistocene and Holocene sites in the Andean Puna, where vicuñas ( Vicugna vicugna) were the primary prey, at Pedernales-5, the zooarcheological assemblage consists almost exclusively of flamingo (Phoenicopteridae) and bird remains…
Mapping past forests in the Atacama Desert, Chile
The last decades have seen a significant increase in the use of spatial and remote sensing analytical techniques in the field of archaeology, leading to new perspectives and research questions. However, the full potential of these methods remains largely unexplored. Albeit the focus on site detection and resource mapping has been gaining traction, we have yet to examine the great potential these techniques could have to support various tasks, suc…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Holocene (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works) · Ecology (2 works)