Shell bead production in Patagonia through experimental archeology
This paper presents the results of an experimental archeology program of shell bead production, carried out within the framework of a Ph.D. research project whose goal was to analyze the production and distribution pattern of these artifacts in Patagonia during Late Holocene. The goal of experimenta...
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Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/25981 |
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| Sumario: | This paper presents the results of an experimental archeology program of shell bead production, carried out within the framework of a Ph.D. research project whose goal was to analyze the production and distribution pattern of these artifacts in Patagonia during Late Holocene. The goal of experimental program it was knowing: the requirements to generate metrics and morphological variability of shell beads using different marine mollusks; the time and degree of skill necessary to elaborate them; and deepen in the knowledge of the technical traces generated during their production, in order to build a frame of reference that allows to recognize instances of local production in the archaeological record. The results suggest that there are no important limitations related to the qualities of raw materials or the degree of know-how necessary to develop these types of shell beads, and can be carried out with relative ease by a low-skilled operator. It is also proposed that the possibility of recognizing shell beads production contexts will be limited by the identification of a few pieces with diagnostic fingerprints. |
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