Social interactions between the highlands and valleys during the Formative period (2400-1100 years BP), through petrographic perspective in Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca (Argentina)
This article presents the results of petrographic analysis conducted on 49 samples of decorated and undecorated pottery. These samples were obtained from the formative sites of Casa Chávez Montículos and Corral Grande 1, located in Antofagasta de la Sierra (ANS), province of Catamarca. Through the p...
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2025
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| Sumario: | This article presents the results of petrographic analysis conducted on 49 samples of decorated and undecorated pottery. These samples were obtained from the formative sites of Casa Chávez Montículos and Corral Grande 1, located in Antofagasta de la Sierra (ANS), province of Catamarca. Through the petrographic characterization of the ceramics, we aimed to identify different technological traditions that would allow us to elucidate the possible origin of the vessels, considering the presence in both sites of decorative styles that refer to ceramics from the Puna, northern Chile and the mesothermal valleys of Northwestern Argentina. The analysis recognized 12 types of pastes, whose petrographic characteristics allowed us to conclude that during the Formative period at ANS, various styles of ceramics coexisted, manufactured following different production guidelines and using different sources of raw materials. It was interpreted that a large part of the ceramic assemblage analyzed was produced locally, while a smaller fraction comes from the valleys and ravines of the Northwestern Argentina and another used clay from the Antofalla region. |
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