Archaeological Discovery, 2024, 12, 167-175 https://www.scirp.org/journal/ad ISSN Online: 2331-1967 ISSN Print: 2331-1959 DOI: 10.4236/ad.2024.123009 May 29, 2024 167 Archaeological Discovery Finding of a Fell Projectile Point in Central Argentina Diego E. Rivero 1 , Guillermo Heider 2 , Hugo G. Nami 3 1 CONICET-Instituto de Estudios Históricos, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina 2 CONICET CCT-San Luis, Departamento de Geología, Facultad de Ciencias Físico, Matemáticas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina 3 Department of Geological Sciences, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, CONICET-IGEBA, Físicas y Naturales (UBA), Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Buenos Aires, Argentina Abstract We present a projectile point recovered from the archaeological locality of El Alto, province of Córdoba, Argentina. Its techno-morphological characteris- tics and the raw material used in its preparation are described. The results al- low it to be included in the typological group of Fell projectile points. The data provided enrich the discussion about the first stages of occupation in the region, characterized by a meager archaeological record belonging to the final Pleistocene and the beginning of the Holocene. Keywords Initial Peopling, Pleistocene-Holocene Transition, Atypical Fell Point, Central Argentina 1. Introduction The central region of Argentina is characterized by a low-altitude mountain range (500 - 2790 m ASL) with a complex of peaks, valleys, steep slopes and high plains. Most of the modern plant communities were included in the Sierra Cha- co which is a semi-arid xerophytic forest, 1100 - 1500 m ASL. Changes in the floristic composition along the altitudinal gradient result in a high plain known as the Upper Mountain Grassland Range (Luti et al., 1979). The study of the first human occupations of central Argentina is a complex challenge for archaeologists, who must deal with a scattered material culture record. Sites with cultural contexts dated to the Pleistocene-Holocene transition (El Alto3, La Enramada 3 and Candonga) are scarce (Cornero et al., 2014; Rive- How to cite this paper: Rivero, D. E., Heider, G., & Nami, H. G. (2024). Finding of a Fell Projectile Point in Central Argen- tina. Archaeological Discovery, 12, 167-175. https://doi.org/10.4236/ad.2024.123009 Received: April 11, 2024 Accepted: May 26, 2024 Published: May 29, 2024 Copyright © 2024 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access