Environmental change, human response, and the emergence of cultural complexity: first results of the investigation at La Viuda archaeological locality (Bañado de India Muerta, Rocha, Uruguay)
This paper presents preliminary results from the research at La Viuda archaeological site, a complex of three mounds located at the Bañado de India Muerta (Rocha Department, Uruguay). One of the most outstanding aspects of this complex is the presence of one of the largest and oldest mounds of South...
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/9912 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=arqueo&d=9912_oai |
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| Sumario: | This paper presents preliminary results from the research at La Viuda archaeological site, a complex of three mounds located at the Bañado de India Muerta (Rocha Department, Uruguay). One of the most outstanding aspects of this complex is the presence of one of the largest and oldest mounds of Southeastern Uruguay lowlands (7,32 m height and ca. 5400 years BP). Two excavations were located within this structure, at the top, and the base. The stratigraphic record corresponding to the excavation at the base presents levels showing domestic occupation and dated to 3600 and 3800 years BP. This settlement was intensely occupied, resulting in the rapid accumulation of both sediments and archaeological materials. Zooarchaeological remains show the exploitation of grassland animals and highly manufactured bone artifacts. The lithic assemblage is composed of expedient tools made from local raw material. Levels with a significant presence of burned earth nodules were identified, which in some cases seem to be the remnants of adobe constructions. The absence of ceramics is consistent with regional chronologies. The chronological difference between the available date and those obtained in this investigation suggests separate initial occupations, with a subsequent unification in a single mound. The presence of human burials at the top of the mound supports the late monumentalization hypothesis. The excavation I shows an occupation of domestic nature, with evidence of a certain sedentary lifestyle and possible domestic constructions. |
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