The Sea Nomads of Punta Baja
Seno Otway - Southern Patagonia

The hunter-gatherers of Patagonia are part of ethnology's mythological foundation, just like the Tasmanians, the San, or the Inuit. Who were they? Land hunters driven out of the Pampas? Fishermen adapted to a new environment? Archaeological research in the western and northern archipelagos will be necessary to resolve this issue. How did they live? Beyond the commonplaces that outline the main aspects of their maritime adaptation, we still lack knowledge of many important details, such as their detailed seasonal cycles and the extent of their nomadic territories.

The monographic presentation of the site has allowed, while primarily seeking the technical, economic, and social rules of its occupants, to present all the observed documents, some of which, whose interpretation we may have overlooked, may reflect cultural particularities.