Making pits in daily life. La Ciénega valley, Argentina

Archaeological studies carried out in a residential unit of the "Lomita del medio" site, which can be dated to the first millennium AD, have allowed us to identify the presence of 11 pits.  The main objective of this paper is to discuss the role that these pits had in the daily li...

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Autores principales: Franco Salvi, Valeria Leticia, Justiniano, Lucía
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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/34315
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Sumario:Archaeological studies carried out in a residential unit of the "Lomita del medio" site, which can be dated to the first millennium AD, have allowed us to identify the presence of 11 pits.  The main objective of this paper is to discuss the role that these pits had in the daily life of the inhabitants of La Cienega. Specifically, we are interested in determining the reasons why people included these features in the interior of their dwellings. Like hearths or pottery, these structures were part of everyday life and were intimately involved in the production and maintenance of categories and identities that were inherently unstable and variabl