Gone with the water ii: an archeology of absence. The first national flag memorial (Rosario, Argentina, 1872-1878)
This paper explores, from an archaeological approach, the relationship between the materiality of the first Commemorative Monument to the Argentine National Flag and the symbolic aspects. This monument, built in the islands in front of the city of Rosario in 1873 by the municipal engineer Nicolás Gr...
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Centro de Estudios de Arqueología Histórica (CEAH) de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://teoriaypracticaah.unr.edu.ar/index.php/tpahl/article/view/234 |
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| Sumario: | This paper explores, from an archaeological approach, the relationship between the materiality of the first Commemorative Monument to the Argentine National Flag and the symbolic aspects. This monument, built in the islands in front of the city of Rosario in 1873 by the municipal engineer Nicolás Grondona, consisted of a pyramid: located on a double platform with a step, a pedestal that looked like a pyramidal trunk and a spire itself in the shape of an obelisk. Bricks, tiles and cobblestones were used for this construction, obtained by public subscription and donations from local businessmen (materials not only accessible but also transportable by boat across the Paraná River). The short duration of the monument, collapsed by a flood, caused the loss of its material and tangible remains. The archaeological works in the area where it could have been erected did not give totally positive results regarding its material record. This situation implies that we are facing what could be calledan "archaeology of absence", where the archaeological remains are supplanted by their documentary description. However, the position presents a notable dilemma: is it archaeology or is it history?Finally, and as a concrete topic of discussion, it is a matter of proposing specific, emergent and to a certain extent creative archaeologies, which allow us to (re)construct realities that would otherwise be inaccessible, within a historical past that is not always available of his remains. |
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