Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires

This paper presents research advances developed in the archaeological locality Arroyo La Saudade. It consists in a quarry workshop area located in the south-western sector of Ventania hilly range. It is located above an outcrop of the Brecha Cerro Colorado unit, formed by good quality quartzite pebb...

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Autores principales: Catella, Luciana, Barrientos, Gustavo, Uriz, Norberto, Coelho Dos Santos, Gabriela, Moirano, Jorge, Oliva, Fernando, Angel, Julieta, Morales, Natalia Soledad, Insaurralde, Aldana
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spelling I10-R319-article-417102025-08-04T17:35:59Z Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires Localidad cantera-taller Arroyo La Saudade. Un área de aprovisionamiento de cuarcitas de buena calidad en las sierras de la Ventana, Provincia de Buenos Aires Catella, Luciana Barrientos, Gustavo Uriz, Norberto Coelho Dos Santos, Gabriela Moirano, Jorge Oliva, Fernando Angel, Julieta Morales, Natalia Soledad Insaurralde, Aldana lithic procurement Pampean region northpatagonia hunter-gatherers quarry-workshop aprovisionamiento lítico región Pampeana nordpatagonia cazadores-recolectores cantera-taller This paper presents research advances developed in the archaeological locality Arroyo La Saudade. It consists in a quarry workshop area located in the south-western sector of Ventania hilly range. It is located above an outcrop of the Brecha Cerro Colorado unit, formed by good quality quartzite pebbles. On these pebbles evidence of knapping to obtained raw material were detected as well as a large amount of spatially associated lithic artifacts. Surface collections and two excavation units were performed. On the recovered artifacts, macroscopic (to characterize its colour, fracture, and cortex), microscopic (by means of a petrographic microscope) and technomorphological analysis were conducted. The quartzites show varied knappable quality, with a predominance of good and very good fractures, with smooth and bright fracture surfaces. The colours are presented in a limited range, with predominance of ochre and pink. Among the recovered artifacts are cores in different stages of reduction and preparation, tools, and flakes. Some implications of these findings are discussed. En este trabajo se presentan los avances en las investigaciones desarrolladas en la localidad arqueológica Arroyo La Saudade. La misma consiste en un área cantera taller ubicada en el sector suroccidental del sistema serrano de Ventania. Se encuentran sobre un afloramiento de la unidad Brecha Cerro Colorado, conformado por rodados de cuarcita de buena calidad para la talla. Sobre estos rodados se identificaron evidencias de talla para la extracción de materia prima, así como una gran cantidad de artefactos líticos asociados espacialmente. Se excavaron dos cuadrículas y se realizaron recolecciones superficiales. Sobre los artefactos recuperados se realizaron análisis macroscópicos (a los fines de caracterizar su color, fractura y corteza), microscópicos (por medio de microscopio petrográfico) y tecnomorfológicos. Las cuarcitas muestran variada calidad para la talla, pero con predominio de fracturas buena y muy buena, con superficies de fractura lisas y brillantes. Los colores se presentan en una gama acotada, con predominio de los ocres y rosados. Entre los artefactos recuperados se encuentran núcleos con diferente grado de reducción y preparación, instrumentos y productos de talla. Se discuten algunas implicancias de estos hallazgos. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2024-08-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion texto application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/41710 10.37603/2250.7728.v28.n2.41710 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 28 No. 2 (2024): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 11-34 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 28 Núm. 2 (2024): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 11-34 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 28 n. 2 (2024): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 11-34 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v28.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/41710/46159 Derechos de autor 2024 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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topic lithic procurement
Pampean region
northpatagonia
hunter-gatherers
quarry-workshop
aprovisionamiento lítico
región Pampeana
nordpatagonia
cazadores-recolectores
cantera-taller
spellingShingle lithic procurement
Pampean region
northpatagonia
hunter-gatherers
quarry-workshop
aprovisionamiento lítico
región Pampeana
nordpatagonia
cazadores-recolectores
cantera-taller
Catella, Luciana
Barrientos, Gustavo
Uriz, Norberto
Coelho Dos Santos, Gabriela
Moirano, Jorge
Oliva, Fernando
Angel, Julieta
Morales, Natalia Soledad
Insaurralde, Aldana
Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires
topic_facet lithic procurement
Pampean region
northpatagonia
hunter-gatherers
quarry-workshop
aprovisionamiento lítico
región Pampeana
nordpatagonia
cazadores-recolectores
cantera-taller
author Catella, Luciana
Barrientos, Gustavo
Uriz, Norberto
Coelho Dos Santos, Gabriela
Moirano, Jorge
Oliva, Fernando
Angel, Julieta
Morales, Natalia Soledad
Insaurralde, Aldana
author_facet Catella, Luciana
Barrientos, Gustavo
Uriz, Norberto
Coelho Dos Santos, Gabriela
Moirano, Jorge
Oliva, Fernando
Angel, Julieta
Morales, Natalia Soledad
Insaurralde, Aldana
author_sort Catella, Luciana
title Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires
title_short Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires
title_full Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires
title_fullStr Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires
title_full_unstemmed Quarry Workshop Locality Arroyo La Saudade. A Supply Area of Good Quality Quartzites in Ventania Hills, Province of Buenos Aires
title_sort quarry workshop locality arroyo la saudade. a supply area of good quality quartzites in ventania hills, province of buenos aires
description This paper presents research advances developed in the archaeological locality Arroyo La Saudade. It consists in a quarry workshop area located in the south-western sector of Ventania hilly range. It is located above an outcrop of the Brecha Cerro Colorado unit, formed by good quality quartzite pebbles. On these pebbles evidence of knapping to obtained raw material were detected as well as a large amount of spatially associated lithic artifacts. Surface collections and two excavation units were performed. On the recovered artifacts, macroscopic (to characterize its colour, fracture, and cortex), microscopic (by means of a petrographic microscope) and technomorphological analysis were conducted. The quartzites show varied knappable quality, with a predominance of good and very good fractures, with smooth and bright fracture surfaces. The colours are presented in a limited range, with predominance of ochre and pink. Among the recovered artifacts are cores in different stages of reduction and preparation, tools, and flakes. Some implications of these findings are discussed.
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
publishDate 2024
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/41710
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