Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys.

Los Viscos is a complex archaeological site in a large rockshelter in Catamarca, Argentina.  It has been under study since the 1990s. In 2017, following new research perspectives and in light of the availability of more accurate measurement tools than before, a new archaeological mapping of Los Visc...

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Autores principales: Taddei Salinas, María Laura, Arias, María Florencia, Korstanje, María Alejandra
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/29602
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rockshelters
thematic cartography
site formation processes
taphonomy
levantamiento arqueológico
abrigos rocosos
cartografía temática
procesos de formación de sitio
tafonomía
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rockshelters
thematic cartography
site formation processes
taphonomy
levantamiento arqueológico
abrigos rocosos
cartografía temática
procesos de formación de sitio
tafonomía
Taddei Salinas, María Laura
Arias, María Florencia
Korstanje, María Alejandra
Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys.
topic_facet archaeological mapping
rockshelters
thematic cartography
site formation processes
taphonomy
levantamiento arqueológico
abrigos rocosos
cartografía temática
procesos de formación de sitio
tafonomía
author Taddei Salinas, María Laura
Arias, María Florencia
Korstanje, María Alejandra
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Arias, María Florencia
Korstanje, María Alejandra
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title Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys.
title_short Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys.
title_full Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys.
title_fullStr Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys.
title_full_unstemmed Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys.
title_sort back to los viscos: revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western catamarca high valleys.
description Los Viscos is a complex archaeological site in a large rockshelter in Catamarca, Argentina.  It has been under study since the 1990s. In 2017, following new research perspectives and in light of the availability of more accurate measurement tools than before, a new archaeological mapping of Los Viscos was started to work as a descriptive and interpretive basis. This paper aims at historicizing the mapping of this particular site through the last 25 years and analyzing its implications to local research. Based on this experience, we reflect about the descriptive and interpretive processes in archaeological mapping generally. This task should consider not only the technical aspects of the survey, but also the previous cartography available and the measurement, recording and representation tools. The process deserves our attention and epistemological surveillance as an exercise of decision-making and negotiations, inasmuch as the history of every site and its narratives are partly based on its cartographic representation, be they explicit or not.
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spelling I10-R319-article-296022023-03-21T17:09:35Z Back to Los Viscos: Revamping mapping and cartography of a rockshelter site with inner architecture in the western Catamarca high valleys. Volver a Los Viscos: replanteo del mapeo y cartografía de un alero con arquitectura interna en los valles altos del oeste catamarqueño De volta a Los Viscos: repensando o mapeamento e a cartografia de um alero com arquitetura interna nos altos vales do oeste de Catamarca Taddei Salinas, María Laura Arias, María Florencia Korstanje, María Alejandra archaeological mapping rockshelters thematic cartography site formation processes taphonomy levantamiento arqueológico abrigos rocosos cartografía temática procesos de formación de sitio tafonomía Los Viscos is a complex archaeological site in a large rockshelter in Catamarca, Argentina.  It has been under study since the 1990s. In 2017, following new research perspectives and in light of the availability of more accurate measurement tools than before, a new archaeological mapping of Los Viscos was started to work as a descriptive and interpretive basis. This paper aims at historicizing the mapping of this particular site through the last 25 years and analyzing its implications to local research. Based on this experience, we reflect about the descriptive and interpretive processes in archaeological mapping generally. This task should consider not only the technical aspects of the survey, but also the previous cartography available and the measurement, recording and representation tools. The process deserves our attention and epistemological surveillance as an exercise of decision-making and negotiations, inasmuch as the history of every site and its narratives are partly based on its cartographic representation, be they explicit or not. El alero Los Viscos es un sitio arqueológico de importantes dimensiones y complejidad que comenzó a ser estudiado en los ´90.  En el año 2017, siguiendo las nuevas perspectivas de investigaciones del equipo y la disponibilidad de herramientas de medición más precisas, se emprendió la tarea de realizar un nuevo levantamiento arqueológico y un plano que constituya una base descriptiva e interpretativa del sitio. Este artículo busca ser una historiografía cartográfica de los últimos 25 años de trabajo en este sitio en particular y sus implicaciones para las investigaciones locales, pero a su vez también aportar elementos para pensar en los procesos descriptivos e interpretativos involucrados en el mapeo arqueológico en general. Entendemos que un levantamiento arqueológico debe no sólo considerar la parte técnica del registro, bases cartográficas previas y evaluar de las herramientas de medición, registro y representación, sino que requiere nuestra atención y vigilancia epistemológica en la toma de decisiones y negociaciones, ya que la historia de cada sitio y las narrativas que desde el mismo se construyen están basadas también en su representación cartográfica, sea esta explícita o no. A saliência de Los Viscos é um sítio arqueológico de tamanho e complexidade significativos, que começou a ser estudado nos anos 90. Em 2017, seguindo as novas perspectivas de pesquisa da equipe e a disponibilidade de ferramentas de medição mais precisas, foi realizada a tarefa de realizar um novo levantamento arqueológico e um plano que constitui uma base descritiva e interpretativa para o local. Este artigo pretende ser uma historiografia cartográfica dos últimos 25 anos de trabalho neste local em particular e suas implicações para a pesquisa local, mas também para fornecer insights sobre os processos descritivos e interpretativos envolvidos no mapeamento arqueológico em geral. Entendemos que um levantamento arqueológico não deve considerar apenas a parte técnica do registro, as bases cartográficas anteriores e a avaliação das ferramentas de medição, registro e representação, mas também requer nossa atenção e vigilância epistemológica na tomada de decisões e negociações, uma vez que a história de cada local e as narrativas que são construídas a partir dele também são baseadas em sua representação cartográfica, explícita ou não. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2021-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text texto application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/29602 10.37603/2250.7728.v25.n1.29602 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021): Comechingonia. Archaeology Journal.; 155-175 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 25 Núm. 1 (2021): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 155-175 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 25 n. 1 (2021): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 155-175 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v25.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/29602/31569 Derechos de autor 2020 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0