Quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from Piedra Blanca site (Copacabana, Córdoba)

Quartz is the primary raw material found in most archaeological sites of the Sierras Centrales region, although it is also found in lower proportions in other Argentine regions. This research reports a technological-typological analysis of knapped quartz products, in a quarry at Valle de Copacabana,...

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Autores principales: Sario, Gisela, Pautassi, Eduardo
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2016
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Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/2232
http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/18821
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topic Quarry
Lithic technology
Quarz
Sierras Centrales
Canteras-taller
tecnología lítica
cuarzo
Sierras Centrales
spellingShingle Quarry
Lithic technology
Quarz
Sierras Centrales
Canteras-taller
tecnología lítica
cuarzo
Sierras Centrales
Sario, Gisela
Pautassi, Eduardo
Quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from Piedra Blanca site (Copacabana, Córdoba)
topic_facet Quarry
Lithic technology
Quarz
Sierras Centrales
Canteras-taller
tecnología lítica
cuarzo
Sierras Centrales
description Quartz is the primary raw material found in most archaeological sites of the Sierras Centrales region, although it is also found in lower proportions in other Argentine regions. This research reports a technological-typological analysis of knapped quartz products, in a quarry at Valle de Copacabana, northern Cordoba. The main porpoise of this paper is to exhibit the main features of these artifacts, which attributes have not always been easily identified due to the particular fracture mechanics of such raw material. Among the results yielded, we could find a wide range of artifacts, a high rate of unclassified debris, and a lower proportion of by products from bipolar knapping.
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author Sario, Gisela
Pautassi, Eduardo
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Pautassi, Eduardo
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title Quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from Piedra Blanca site (Copacabana, Córdoba)
title_short Quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from Piedra Blanca site (Copacabana, Córdoba)
title_full Quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from Piedra Blanca site (Copacabana, Córdoba)
title_fullStr Quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from Piedra Blanca site (Copacabana, Córdoba)
title_full_unstemmed Quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from Piedra Blanca site (Copacabana, Córdoba)
title_sort quartz quarries and analysis of artifacts from piedra blanca site (copacabana, córdoba)
publisher Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
publishDate 2016
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/2232
http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/18821
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