The most abundant malacological remains in the archaeological record of the site Agua Dulce (25 ° Lat. S) malacological remains are gastropods, especially Concholepasconcholepas and Fisurellas spp. These species have been widely collected since 9000 cal. yr BP, and especially from the mid-Holocene (7,000 – 5,000 years cal BP) when the local archaeological record shows a system of settlement of low residential mobility. Small and medium sizes of shells present in the record show an accessible and non- selective collection strategy of nonreproductive juveniles located along the rocky intertidal.
Olguín, L. (2015). The economic role of malacological resources during the middle holocene in the interfluvic coast of northern Chile: The site agua dulce. Revista Chilena De Antropología, (29). Retrieved from https://iamr.uchile.cl/index.php/RCA/article/view/36203
