Comprehensive Approach for the Analysis of the Organization and Use of Space in the Mound Complex 'Isla de los Talitas' (Rocha, Uruguay)
This article focuses on the set of earth mounds at Isla de los Talitas, in the India Muerta region of Uruguay. The site presents 10 structures of different sizes and morphologies, which show a constructive and residential recurrence between 3813 ± 26 and 999 ± 26 years BP. A technological analysis o...
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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/14372 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=14372_oai |
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| Sumario: | This article focuses on the set of earth mounds at Isla de los Talitas, in the India Muerta region of Uruguay. The site presents 10 structures of different sizes and morphologies, which show a constructive and residential recurrence between 3813 ± 26 and 999 ± 26 years BP. A technological analysis of the lithic assemblage and a distributional analysis of the recovered materials were carried out, considering the formation and organization processes in different spaces and structures of the settlement. The mound builder groups developed a mainly expeditive lithic technology, based on the local availability of raw materials, an aspect correlated with groups with a certain degree of sedentism. The presence of tools, cores, and reactivation flakes, as well as ceramic remains, reflect the realization of domestic activities at the site. Possibly, many of the analyzed remains resulted from activities that took place in different areas and that were incorporated as construction materials in some mounds, together with other materials such as anthill soil. In some interfacial surfaces, domestic activities also occurred, as evidenced by the presence of tools and faunal remains exhibiting distinct groupings, along with indications of imprints from perishable materials. The work carried out shows, on long-term scales, the recurrence in the choice of the same places to inhabit and build, as well as the differential use of space at a synchronic and diachronic level. |
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