Fig 1.
Main bodies of water mentioned and archaeological sites in red.
Fig 2.
A, B Excavation of the Newen Antug site, C- human bodies, D- Stratum 5 of hardened soil and outline of inhumation pit.
Fig 3.
Excavation plan of the site.
Fig 4.
A- wood with charred face and 14C (S1 Fig) dating.
Sections: 1- cross, 2- radial axial, 3- tangential.
Fig 5.
El Vergel pot from Burial N° 3.
Fig 6.
Reconstruction of the position of the body, associated artefacts and 14C dating of the body (S5 Fig).
Fig 7.
Recreation of lateral view in which bow and stern can be distinguished.
Fig 8.
Mapuche burial, c. 1900 (in Chapanoff 2020: 14).
The photograph shows a funeral ritual with a wampo beside the rewe.
Fig 9.
Construction of dug-out canoes in the chronicles of Virginia.
Printed hand-coloured engraving by Theodor de Bry after John White, ca. 1590.