Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches

The surface lithic archaeological record is exposed to various post-depositional agents, which trigger a series of modifications which are part of the formation processes of the assemblages that archaeologists recover. The study of these modifications provides essential information when proposing be...

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Autores principales: Carranza, Eugenia, Balirán, Catalina, Bobillo, Federico, Sitzia, Luca
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24019
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topic Lithic
Taphonomy
Formation Processes
Patagonia
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Lithic studies
Lítico
Tafonomía
Procesos de formación
Patagonia
Antofagasta de la Sierra.
Estudios líticos
Lítico
Taphonomy
Patagônia
Processos de formação
Antofagasta da Serra
Estudos líticos
spellingShingle Lithic
Taphonomy
Formation Processes
Patagonia
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Lithic studies
Lítico
Tafonomía
Procesos de formación
Patagonia
Antofagasta de la Sierra.
Estudios líticos
Lítico
Taphonomy
Patagônia
Processos de formação
Antofagasta da Serra
Estudos líticos
Carranza, Eugenia
Balirán, Catalina
Bobillo, Federico
Sitzia, Luca
Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches
topic_facet Lithic
Taphonomy
Formation Processes
Patagonia
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Lithic studies
Lítico
Tafonomía
Procesos de formación
Patagonia
Antofagasta de la Sierra.
Estudios líticos
Lítico
Taphonomy
Patagônia
Processos de formação
Antofagasta da Serra
Estudos líticos
author Carranza, Eugenia
Balirán, Catalina
Bobillo, Federico
Sitzia, Luca
author_facet Carranza, Eugenia
Balirán, Catalina
Bobillo, Federico
Sitzia, Luca
author_sort Carranza, Eugenia
title Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches
title_short Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches
title_full Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches
title_fullStr Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches
title_full_unstemmed Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches
title_sort formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches
description The surface lithic archaeological record is exposed to various post-depositional agents, which trigger a series of modifications which are part of the formation processes of the assemblages that archaeologists recover. The study of these modifications provides essential information when proposing behavioral interpretations about past human groups. This paper highlights the relevance of the application of a taphonomic program to the study of surface lithic assemblages. To accomplish this, the advances made in three case studies of desert / semi-desert zones of Argentina were considered. Among the methodologies developed in each case are naturalistic observations, sampling, experimentation and studies at the artifact scale, for example, analysis of wind abrasion. From the problems analyzed in each case it was possible to recognize the role of wind erosion and / or circulation of surface water, or the trampling of fauna, which are agents of transformation that affect the stability of surface lithic assemblages and their quantitative and qualitative attributes. The assembly of a taphonomic program allows us to analyze the effects generated by post-depositional processes and to know the preserved or transformed nature of the lithic contexts with which we work.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
publishDate 2020
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24019
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