Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina)

In this paper, we present the results of the morpho-technological analysis of lithic assemblages from Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas- Buta Ranquil locality, Pehuenches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina). Hunter-gatherers occupied the site discontinuously during the Early (Component 2) and Late...

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Autores principales: Rughini, Agustina Ayelen, Pompei, María de la Paz, Borrazzo, Karen, Barberena, Ramiro
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spelling I28-R145-7671_oai2023-08-03 Rughini, Agustina Ayelen Pompei, María de la Paz Borrazzo, Karen Barberena, Ramiro 2021-04-02 In this paper, we present the results of the morpho-technological analysis of lithic assemblages from Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas- Buta Ranquil locality, Pehuenches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina). Hunter-gatherers occupied the site discontinuously during the Early (Component 2) and Late Holocene (Component 4). A comparative analysis of the lithic assemblages assigned to these periods shows that although different in size, they are similar in artifact composition. Furthermore, the morpho-technological analysis suggests that the site was briefly and recurrently occupied, although discontinuously through time. The continuity in the composition of the lithic assemblages is interesting since both components represent different stages in the human peopling of Patagonia. We suggest that the location of CH1, near the Cerro Huenul obsidian quarry, coupled with the local absence of permanent water sources, may have conditioned this similar pattern of knapping activities and lithic discard at the site Este trabajo presenta el análisis tecno-morfológico de los conjuntos líticos provenientes del sitio arqueológico Cueva Huenul 1 (localidad Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, departamento Pehuenches, provincia del Neuquén, Argentina). El sitio fue ocupado durante el Holoceno temprano (Componente 2) y tardío (Componente 4) por grupos de cazadores-recolectores. Los resultados del estudio comparativo de los materiales líticos de ambos componentes presentan diferencias importantes en densidad, pero no en composición artefactual. En conjunto, el análisis tecno-morfológico sugiere que Cueva Huenul 1 fue ocupada de manera breve y recurrente, aunque discontinua, a través del tiempo. Esto resulta informativo, ya que el contexto de poblamiento en el que se formaron ambos depósitos es muy diferente. Planteamos que esta homogeneidad tecnológica a través del tiempo se puede explicar por la ubicación de CH1 en cercanía a la cantera de obsidiana Cerro Huenul, y por la distancia con respecto a fuentes permanentes de agua, que en conjunto habrían condicionado pautas semejantes de talla y descarte lítico en el sitio. application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/7671 10.34096/arqueologia.t27.n1.7671 spa Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/7671/8741 Derechos de autor 2021 Agustina Ayelen Rughini, María de la Paz Pompei, Karen Borrazzo, Ramiro Barberena https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 Arqueología; Vol. 27 Núm. 1 (2021): enero-abril; 139-160 Arqueología; Vol 27 No 1 (2021): enero-abril; 139-160 1853-8126 0327-5159 Technological strategies Obsidian Temporal trends Northern Patagonia Estrategias tecnológicas Obsidiana Tendencias temporales Patagonia septentrional Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina) Tecnología lítica e historia ocupacional en Cueva Huenul 1 (localidad Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, provincia del Neuquén, Argentina) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=7671_oai
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topic Technological strategies
Obsidian
Temporal trends
Northern Patagonia
Estrategias tecnológicas
Obsidiana
Tendencias temporales
Patagonia septentrional
spellingShingle Technological strategies
Obsidian
Temporal trends
Northern Patagonia
Estrategias tecnológicas
Obsidiana
Tendencias temporales
Patagonia septentrional
Rughini, Agustina Ayelen
Pompei, María de la Paz
Borrazzo, Karen
Barberena, Ramiro
Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina)
topic_facet Technological strategies
Obsidian
Temporal trends
Northern Patagonia
Estrategias tecnológicas
Obsidiana
Tendencias temporales
Patagonia septentrional
description In this paper, we present the results of the morpho-technological analysis of lithic assemblages from Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas- Buta Ranquil locality, Pehuenches department, Neuquén Province, Argentina). Hunter-gatherers occupied the site discontinuously during the Early (Component 2) and Late Holocene (Component 4). A comparative analysis of the lithic assemblages assigned to these periods shows that although different in size, they are similar in artifact composition. Furthermore, the morpho-technological analysis suggests that the site was briefly and recurrently occupied, although discontinuously through time. The continuity in the composition of the lithic assemblages is interesting since both components represent different stages in the human peopling of Patagonia. We suggest that the location of CH1, near the Cerro Huenul obsidian quarry, coupled with the local absence of permanent water sources, may have conditioned this similar pattern of knapping activities and lithic discard at the site
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author Rughini, Agustina Ayelen
Pompei, María de la Paz
Borrazzo, Karen
Barberena, Ramiro
author_facet Rughini, Agustina Ayelen
Pompei, María de la Paz
Borrazzo, Karen
Barberena, Ramiro
author_sort Rughini, Agustina Ayelen
title Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina)
title_short Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina)
title_full Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina)
title_fullStr Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Lithic technology and occupational history at Cueva Huenul 1 site (Barrancas-Buta Ranquil, Neuquén, Argentina)
title_sort lithic technology and occupational history at cueva huenul 1 site (barrancas-buta ranquil, neuquén, argentina)
publisher Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
publishDate 2021
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