Biography of a singular (or not so much) mound with incomplete inhumations. Formation, chronology, and funerary practices on the Mancapa site (Chaco sudamericano, Santiago del Estero, Argentina)
This paper analyzes the results of archaeological excavations and new datings conducted on a Mound 1 of the Mancapa site (Santiago del Estero plains, Argentina). The aim is to evaluate formation of the mound structure, its chronology, and the associated funerary activities, issues that remain unreso...
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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/14423 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=14423_oai |
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| Sumario: | This paper analyzes the results of archaeological excavations and new datings conducted on a Mound 1 of the Mancapa site (Santiago del Estero plains, Argentina). The aim is to evaluate formation of the mound structure, its chronology, and the associated funerary activities, issues that remain unresolved in local archaeology. The case presents a significant number of anthropogenic interventions and a diversity of burial situations. The study helped clarify the processes of distributions of human remains from two individuals in four distinct burial traits/context and in relation to two occupation levels. Additionally, the study allowed the identification of different stages and constituent activities, revealing the reuse of the same space for different purposes and a long-term formation process (from the early first millennium to peri-colonial times). It is suggested that the mound’s elevation may have involved deliberate additions of sediments and the burial process was shaped by a series of events distributed over time, potentially linked to a funerary ritual program that was spatially regulated and present in the life and memories of those who inhabited the site. These practices may have influenced the mobilization and incorporation of materials from different periods within the mound and the distribution of the dated samples. |
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