Human actions and the use of space use in Los Barrancos archaeological quarry, Los Llanos de La Rioja (Argentina)
This paper presents the results of a study that combines techno-typological and distributional aspects of the archaeological record recovered and observed at Los Barrancos archaeological quarry (Los Llanos de La Rioja, Argentina). This work is part of the initial results of a comprehensive research...
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/13291 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=13291_oai |
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| Sumario: | This paper presents the results of a study that combines techno-typological and distributional aspects of the archaeological record recovered and observed at Los Barrancos archaeological quarry (Los Llanos de La Rioja, Argentina). This work is part of the initial results of a comprehensive research program dedicated to documenting the provenance and circulation of siliceous rocks in the eastern Pampean Ranges of Argentina and its adjacent plains. The case study was addressed through complementary perspectives, aimed at identifying possible areas of human activities and actions in the landscape. The red silica occurs in the form of thin veins within an aplite. This location under the surface conditioned the extractive activities and, to a certain extent, the production strategy of retouched artifactsThese results allowed us to identify sectors with different and partially complementary characteristics. In the areas where the bedrock outcrops, most of the activities were oriented to the quarrying of aplite and the subsequent separation of silica. In the low, flat, or mild sloping areas, there are sectors where a wider range of tasks was carried out. This included from a greater presence of core reduction and blank manufacture to the production of tools used in the processing of other resources. There is no evidence of tools with long production sequences or standardized forms. It is presumed that this stage took place in nearby sites from where raids were made to the site to obtain silica. |
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