Culinary Pre-Hispanic Technology. First analysis of subterranean cinerary structures in the Sub-Andean region of Jujuy, based on the study of plant microremains (2000 BP)
In the 1970s, an ovoid combustion structure was described for the first time in the San Francisco River Valley (Jujuy), which was interpreted as an archaeological oven. Since then, new findings have been made at other sites in the region. These are subterranean features excavated directly into the s...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/44218 |
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| Sumario: | In the 1970s, an ovoid combustion structure was described for the first time in the San Francisco River Valley (Jujuy), which was interpreted as an archaeological oven. Since then, new findings have been made at other sites in the region. These are subterranean features excavated directly into the substrate with openings no larger than 35 cm. The walls are typically relatively compact and reddened, and in only one case was an external chimney observed. The interior is filled with ashes, and sometimes small charcoal fragments have been recovered. Despite a substantial corpus of background research in the region, the functionality of this particular type of structure remained unknown. The objective of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the operation and potential use of three excavated ovens at a site in the San Francisco Valley. To this end, analyses of plant microremains were conducted, emphasizing their significance as artifacts with a high labor investment. The results indicate that these ovens were used as an innovative culinary technology for processing both domestic and wild plant resources from the Chaco forest environments. |
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