Hunter-gatherer occupations in the Central Pampean Dunefields during the late Holocene: the Laguna Giaccone archaeological locality as a case study (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
We present the first results of the investigations carried out at the Laguna Giaccone archaeological locality, located in the Central Pampean Dunefields (Buenos Aires, Argentina). The objectives are to evaluate the taphonomic processes that affected the bone assemblage and to determine the animal sp...
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Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/35453 |
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| Sumario: | We present the first results of the investigations carried out at the Laguna Giaccone archaeological locality, located in the Central Pampean Dunefields (Buenos Aires, Argentina). The objectives are to evaluate the taphonomic processes that affected the bone assemblage and to determine the animal species exploited, to identify the lithic raw materials, their area of acquisition and the technological trends developed on each rock, and to analyze the techno-morphological characteristics related to the manufacture of pottery. Among the processes and agents that most affected the faunal assemblage are manganese, rodents, trampling, and the action of insects. The guanaco, the greater Rhea and a cormorant were processed by the hunter-gatherer groups. Regarding the lithic material, orthoquartzite and chert from the Tandilia Hills are predominant and a wide diversity of rocks from other sources of the Pampean region were identified. We identified the last stages of the chaîne opérotoire and a wide variety of tools. A high number of vessels was recorded, some made using the roll technique and cooked under a non-oxidizing atmosphere. The morphologies correspond to open containers and some potsherds are decorated. The different lines of evidence suggest that part of the occupations correspond to loci of multiple activities camps developed during the Late Holocene, where various tasks related to the domestic sphere were carried out, such as the processing and consumption of animal resources, the manufacture and use of lithic tools, and the preparation of food in ceramic containers. |
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