Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina)

The available documentary sources show that in 1810 an indigenous attack put an end to the Spanish occupations in Fuerte San José and Puesto de la Fuente (1779-1810) in Peninsula Valdés, Chubut. However, historical information about this episode is scarce and ambiguous, which is why our project has...

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Autores principales: García Guraieb, Solana, Buscaglia, Silvana
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Publicado: Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/13838
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topic Fuerte San José
Patagonia
Interethnic violence
Bioarcheology
Fuerte San José
Patagonia
Violencia interétnica
Bioarqueología
spellingShingle Fuerte San José
Patagonia
Interethnic violence
Bioarcheology
Fuerte San José
Patagonia
Violencia interétnica
Bioarqueología
García Guraieb, Solana
Buscaglia, Silvana
Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina)
topic_facet Fuerte San José
Patagonia
Interethnic violence
Bioarcheology
Fuerte San José
Patagonia
Violencia interétnica
Bioarqueología
description The available documentary sources show that in 1810 an indigenous attack put an end to the Spanish occupations in Fuerte San José and Puesto de la Fuente (1779-1810) in Peninsula Valdés, Chubut. However, historical information about this episode is scarce and ambiguous, which is why our project has recently developed a specific line of research to discuss this incident within the trajectory of interethnic relations in these settlements. In this context, we present here a model with various possible scenarios to materially characterize the attack based on: a) historical documentation referring to the characteristics and material conditions of the indigenous attack of 1810 on the settlements of Peninsula Valdés; b) broader ethnohistorical sources and studies on material aspects of regional interethnic conflict in the period studied; c) general bioarchaeological information on situations of interpersonal violence and interethnic conflict in different contexts and their material consequences in terms of the bioarchaeological record, including taphonomic aspects linked to the preservation of human remains; d) osteological, archaeological and taphonomic data available and specific to the Fuerte San José context. We then derive bioarchaeological expectations (contextual and osteological) from the model, that will allow us to develop specific strategies in the identification and study of the bioarchaeological record of the malón and differentiate it from other events of mortality and burial of human remains in the settlement. We aim to contribute to the growing field of bioarchaeology of violence, within the framework of ongoing research into historical bioarchaeology in the colonial settlements of Peninsula Valdés.
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title Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina)
title_short Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina)
title_full Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina)
title_fullStr Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina)
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spelling I28-R145-13838_oai2025-11-17 García Guraieb, Solana Buscaglia, Silvana 2025-05-26 The available documentary sources show that in 1810 an indigenous attack put an end to the Spanish occupations in Fuerte San José and Puesto de la Fuente (1779-1810) in Peninsula Valdés, Chubut. However, historical information about this episode is scarce and ambiguous, which is why our project has recently developed a specific line of research to discuss this incident within the trajectory of interethnic relations in these settlements. In this context, we present here a model with various possible scenarios to materially characterize the attack based on: a) historical documentation referring to the characteristics and material conditions of the indigenous attack of 1810 on the settlements of Peninsula Valdés; b) broader ethnohistorical sources and studies on material aspects of regional interethnic conflict in the period studied; c) general bioarchaeological information on situations of interpersonal violence and interethnic conflict in different contexts and their material consequences in terms of the bioarchaeological record, including taphonomic aspects linked to the preservation of human remains; d) osteological, archaeological and taphonomic data available and specific to the Fuerte San José context. We then derive bioarchaeological expectations (contextual and osteological) from the model, that will allow us to develop specific strategies in the identification and study of the bioarchaeological record of the malón and differentiate it from other events of mortality and burial of human remains in the settlement. We aim to contribute to the growing field of bioarchaeology of violence, within the framework of ongoing research into historical bioarchaeology in the colonial settlements of Peninsula Valdés. Las fuentes documentales disponibles dan cuenta de que en 1810 un ataque indígena (“malón”) habría puesto fin a las ocupaciones españolas en el Fuerte San José y el Puesto de la Fuente (1779-1810) en Península Valdés, Chubut, pero la información histórica sobre este episodio es escasa y ambigua. Recientemente, nuestro proyecto ha desarrollado una línea de investigación específica para discutir este incidente dentro de la trayectoria de las relaciones interétnicas en dichos enclaves. En este artículo, presentamos un modelo con diversos escenarios posibles para caracterizar materialmente el ataque basándonos en: a) documentación histórica referida a las características y condiciones materiales del ataque indígena de 1810 a los enclaves de Península Valdés; b) fuentes y estudios etnohistóricos más amplios sobre aspectos materiales de la conflictividad interétnica regional en el período estudiado; c) información bioarqueológica general sobre situaciones de violencia interpersonal y conflicto interétnico en diferentes contextos y sus consecuencias materiales en términos del registro bioarqueológico, incluyendo cuestiones tafonómicas vinculadas con la preservación de restos humanos; d) datos osteológicos, arqueológicos y tafonómicos disponibles y específicos al contexto Fuerte San José. A partir de dicho modelo derivamos expectativas bioarqueológicas (contextuales y osteológicas) que permitirán desarrollar estrategias específicas en la identificación y estudio del registro bioarqueológico del “malón”, y diferenciarlo de otros eventos de mortalidad e inhumación de restos humanos en el enclave. Este trabajo busca contribuir al campo creciente de la bioarqueología de la violencia, en el marco de las investigaciones en curso de bioarqueología histórica en los enclaves coloniales de Península Valdés. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/13838 10.34096/arqueologia.t31.n2.13838 spa Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/13838/14629 Derechos de autor 2025 Solana García Guraieb, Silvana Buscaglia Arqueología; Vol. 31 No. 2 (2025): mayo-agosto; 13838 Arqueología; Vol. 31 Núm. 2 (2025): mayo-agosto; 13838 1853-8126 0327-5159 Fuerte San José Patagonia Interethnic violence Bioarcheology Fuerte San José Patagonia Violencia interétnica Bioarqueología Bioarchaeology of interethnic violence. A model to approach the indigenous attack on Fort San Jose (Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Argentina) Bioarqueología de la violencia interétnica. Un modelo para abordar el ataque indígena al Fuerte San José (Península de Valdés, Chubut, República Argentina) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=13838_oai