Pleistocene

The Andes range together with advancing and receding masses of ice give shape to this scenery that calls to mind the gigantics glaciations of the pleistoceno.
For hundreds of thousands of years glaciers covered the region and some 15.000 years ago the first human being arrived.

14000 BC
Ice receding process begins and Man reaches the Patagonia.

13000 BC
Nomadic groups move in am ample range.
Grassy steepe with thorny bushes
Archeological localities: Los Toldos and Monte Verde

12000 BC
Heavy rainfall causes the expansion of the forest and better water resources
Archeological localities: Cueva Fell and Cerro Tres Tetas
Hunters, collectors and cave painters

11000 BC
Pleistocene megafauna, large mammals and some existent species inhabit the region
Archeological localities:
La María, Piedra Museo and Cueva del Medio
Man adapted to the forest, steppe and coast

10000 BC
Current ice location. Strit of Magallanes is formed.
Archeological location: Cueva las Manos
Man shelters in caves. Intensive exploitation of guanaco.

9000 BC
Temperature rises. Mega fauna extinction There are different theories to explain it: changes in the weather patterns, human impact on the environment, or mega plague.
Archeological localities: Pali Aike
Space is used selectively and intensively. The population rises.

8000 BC
Nothofagus Forest expansion. Existent fauna.
Archeological localities: Las Buitreras, Volcán Hudson ( vulcano’s eruptions)
Everyday life involves outdoor activities such as collectin, slaughtering, tanning and carving.