Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz

In the early Holocene archaeological record in Northwest Santa Cruz province, a peculiar modality of manufacture of unifacial lithic artefacts was identified. In its reduction sequence, the flake blanks were flaked by detaching totally or partially covering flakes and then finished by scalar retouch...

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Autores principales: Civalero, Maria Teresa, Nami, Hugo G.
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2020
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topic Experimental lithic technology
Diacritic analysis
Reduction sequence
Unifacial artefacts
Central-southern Patagonia
Lithic studies
Tecnología lítica experimental
Análisis diacrítico
Secuencia de reducción
Instrumentos unifaciales
Patagonia centro-meridional
Estudios líticos
Tecnologia lítica experimental
Análise diacrítica
Sequência de redução
Instrumentos uniformes
Patagônia Centro-Sul
Estudos líticos
spellingShingle Experimental lithic technology
Diacritic analysis
Reduction sequence
Unifacial artefacts
Central-southern Patagonia
Lithic studies
Tecnología lítica experimental
Análisis diacrítico
Secuencia de reducción
Instrumentos unifaciales
Patagonia centro-meridional
Estudios líticos
Tecnologia lítica experimental
Análise diacrítica
Sequência de redução
Instrumentos uniformes
Patagônia Centro-Sul
Estudos líticos
Civalero, Maria Teresa
Nami, Hugo G.
Nami, Hugo G.
Nami, Hugo G.
Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz
topic_facet Experimental lithic technology
Diacritic analysis
Reduction sequence
Unifacial artefacts
Central-southern Patagonia
Lithic studies
Tecnología lítica experimental
Análisis diacrítico
Secuencia de reducción
Instrumentos unifaciales
Patagonia centro-meridional
Estudios líticos
Tecnologia lítica experimental
Análise diacrítica
Sequência de redução
Instrumentos uniformes
Patagônia Centro-Sul
Estudos líticos
author Civalero, Maria Teresa
Nami, Hugo G.
Nami, Hugo G.
Nami, Hugo G.
author_facet Civalero, Maria Teresa
Nami, Hugo G.
Nami, Hugo G.
Nami, Hugo G.
author_sort Civalero, Maria Teresa
title Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz
title_short Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz
title_full Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz
title_fullStr Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz
title_full_unstemmed Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz
title_sort experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early holocene in northwest santa cruz
description In the early Holocene archaeological record in Northwest Santa Cruz province, a peculiar modality of manufacture of unifacial lithic artefacts was identified. In its reduction sequence, the flake blanks were flaked by detaching totally or partially covering flakes and then finished by scalar retouches of about 10 mm. In order to deepen in the knowledge of its manufacture, replicative experiments, and diacritic analysis were performed on the experimental and archaeological specimens. The obtained results show that the totally or partially covering flake-scars correspond to a preconceived and deliberate action tending to shape the flake blank and are not accidental or result from the resharpening. In this way, the research reinforced that this way of making artefacts may correspond to a technical style shared by the early Holocene occupations in central-southern Patagonia.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
publishDate 2020
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24096
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spelling I10-R372-article-240962024-11-04T18:49:20Z Experiments and diacritical schemes to explore unifacial flaking techniques of the early Holocene in northwest Santa Cruz Experimentos y esquemas diacríticos para explorar técnicas de talla unifacial del Holoceno temprano en el noroeste de Santa Cruz Esquemas diacríticos e experiências para explorar as técnicas iniciais de talha unifacial do Holoceno no noroeste de Santa Cruz Civalero, Maria Teresa Nami, Hugo G. Nami, Hugo G. Nami, Hugo G. Experimental lithic technology Diacritic analysis Reduction sequence Unifacial artefacts Central-southern Patagonia Lithic studies Tecnología lítica experimental Análisis diacrítico Secuencia de reducción Instrumentos unifaciales Patagonia centro-meridional Estudios líticos Tecnologia lítica experimental Análise diacrítica Sequência de redução Instrumentos uniformes Patagônia Centro-Sul Estudos líticos In the early Holocene archaeological record in Northwest Santa Cruz province, a peculiar modality of manufacture of unifacial lithic artefacts was identified. In its reduction sequence, the flake blanks were flaked by detaching totally or partially covering flakes and then finished by scalar retouches of about 10 mm. In order to deepen in the knowledge of its manufacture, replicative experiments, and diacritic analysis were performed on the experimental and archaeological specimens. The obtained results show that the totally or partially covering flake-scars correspond to a preconceived and deliberate action tending to shape the flake blank and are not accidental or result from the resharpening. In this way, the research reinforced that this way of making artefacts may correspond to a technical style shared by the early Holocene occupations in central-southern Patagonia. En el registro arqueológico del Holoceno temprano del noroeste de la provincia de Santa Cruz se identificó una modalidad peculiar de manufactura de instrumentos líticos unifaciales. En su secuencia de reducción las formas-bases se preformaron con lascados unifaciales-parcial o totalmente extendidos- y se las finalizaba con retoques escamosos cuya profundidad normalmente no excede los ~10 mm. Con el propósito de profundizar en el conocimiento de su manufactura se efectuaron experimentos replicativos y análisis diacríticos de los especímenes experimentales y arqueológicos. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que los lascados total o parcialmente extendidos corresponden a una acción preconcebida y deliberada tendiente a la formatización del soporte y no son accidentales ni resultan de las reactivaciones. Así, se refuerza la posición de que esta manera de confeccionar utensilios correspondería a un estilo técnico compartido por las ocupaciones del Holoceno temprano en la Patagonia centro-meridional. No registro arqueológico do Holoceno inicial do noroeste da província de Santa Cruz, foi identificada uma maneira peculiar de fabricar instrumentos líticos unifaciais. Na sua sequência de redução, as formas de base foram pré-formadas com lacas unifaciais - parcial ou totalmente estendidas - e finalizadas com toques escamosos cuja profundidade normalmente não excede ~ 10 mm. Para aprofundar o conhecimento da sua fabricação, foram realizados experimentos replicativos e análises diacríticas de espécimes experimentais e arqueológicos. Os resultados obtidos mostram que as lacas estendidas total ou parcialmente correspondem a uma ação pré-concebida e deliberada, com o objetivo de formatar o suporte e não são acidentais nem resultam de reativações. Assim, reforça-se a posição de que essa maneira de fabricar utensílios corresponderia a um estilo técnico compartilhado pelas primeiras ocupações holocenas no centro-sul da Patagônia. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2020-03-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24096 10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n1.24096 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 13 No. 1 (2020); 147-154 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 13 Núm. 1 (2020); 147-154 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 13 n. 1 (2020); 147-154 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/24096/29362 Argentina Argentina Argentina Derechos de autor 2020 Maria Teresa Civalero, Hugo G. Nami