Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene

This paper presents a general overview of the hearths found in archaeological sites of the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz with chronologies which range between 8,000 and 4,000 radiocarbon years before present. This information contributes to the analysis of topics such as the intrasite use of space o...

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Autor principal: Frank, Ariel D.
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2020
Materias:
Combustion structures
Survey
Patagonia
Middle Holocene
Estructuras de combustión
Relevamiento
Holoceno medio
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/28714
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Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R319-article-287142020-08-11T13:11:23Z Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene Antes que las brasas se apaguen: los fogones durante el Holoceno medio en la Meseta Central de Santa Cruz Frank, Ariel D. Combustion structures Survey Patagonia Middle Holocene Estructuras de combustión Relevamiento Patagonia Holoceno medio This paper presents a general overview of the hearths found in archaeological sites of the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz with chronologies which range between 8,000 and 4,000 radiocarbon years before present. This information contributes to the analysis of topics such as the intrasite use of space or the intensity of occupations. As the available information is fragmentary, an intensive survey of the publications about the sites in the region is performed. Results show that there were hearths in most of the sites, although in small numbers. Combustion structures are usually flat and elliptic, but there are also pit hearths. Both types are sometimes associated with stones. Although there is a fluctuation in size, some hearths are larger than those recorded for earlier periods. Hearths are usually located in the central area of the rock-shelters, though nearer to the walls than to the drip line. Hearths from a same component are sometimes nearby one another or even superimposed; in other sites there is a considerable distance between each other. These characteristics are consistent with relatively intense occupations. Este trabajo presenta un panorama general sobre los fogones hallados en sitios arqueológicos de la Meseta Central de Santa Cruz para el período que va entre los 8000 y los 4000 años 14C antes del presente. Se pretende aportar información para abordar cuestiones ligadas al uso del espacio intrasitio y a la intensidad ocupacional. Como la información disponible es fragmentaria, se realiza un relevamiento intensivo de las publicaciones sobre sitios de la región. Los resultados indican que en la mayoría de los sitios hubo fogatas, aunque el número de estructuras tiende a ser bajo. Prevalecen los fogones planos elípticos, pero también hay fogones en cubeta. Ambos tipos se asocian en algunos casos a arreglos de piedra. Su tamaño fluctúa, pero algunos superan ampliamente el rango de lo registrado para períodos previos. Tienden a ubicarse en el sector central de los reparos rocosos, más cerca de las paredes que de la línea de goteo. Al analizar la distancia que separa a fogones de un mismo componente se observa que en algunos casos se encuentran cercanos entre sí o incluso se solapan, mientras que en otros la distancia entre estructuras es considerable. Las características relevadas son consistentes con ocupaciones relativamente intensas del espacio. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2020-08-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/28714 10.37603/2250.7728.v24.n2.28714 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 24 No. 2 (2020): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 29-53 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 24 Núm. 2 (2020): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 29-53 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 24 n. 2 (2020): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 29-53 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v24.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/28714/29711 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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topic Combustion structures
Survey
Patagonia
Middle Holocene
Estructuras de combustión
Relevamiento
Patagonia
Holoceno medio
spellingShingle Combustion structures
Survey
Patagonia
Middle Holocene
Estructuras de combustión
Relevamiento
Patagonia
Holoceno medio
Frank, Ariel D.
Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene
topic_facet Combustion structures
Survey
Patagonia
Middle Holocene
Estructuras de combustión
Relevamiento
Patagonia
Holoceno medio
author Frank, Ariel D.
author_facet Frank, Ariel D.
author_sort Frank, Ariel D.
title Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene
title_short Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene
title_full Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene
title_fullStr Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene
title_full_unstemmed Before the embers burn out. Hearths in the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz during the middle Holocene
title_sort before the embers burn out. hearths in the central plateau of santa cruz during the middle holocene
description This paper presents a general overview of the hearths found in archaeological sites of the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz with chronologies which range between 8,000 and 4,000 radiocarbon years before present. This information contributes to the analysis of topics such as the intrasite use of space or the intensity of occupations. As the available information is fragmentary, an intensive survey of the publications about the sites in the region is performed. Results show that there were hearths in most of the sites, although in small numbers. Combustion structures are usually flat and elliptic, but there are also pit hearths. Both types are sometimes associated with stones. Although there is a fluctuation in size, some hearths are larger than those recorded for earlier periods. Hearths are usually located in the central area of the rock-shelters, though nearer to the walls than to the drip line. Hearths from a same component are sometimes nearby one another or even superimposed; in other sites there is a considerable distance between each other. These characteristics are consistent with relatively intense occupations.
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
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