Hunter-gatherer quarry landscapes: the case of Alma Gaucha (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
The construction of a regional lithic resource database is an appropriate strategy for studying the relationship between people and the rocks in their environment. This study focuses on Alma Gaucha, a locality situated in the north-central sector of the Deseado Massif (Santa Cruz, Argentine Patagoni...
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I28-R243-article-172112026-03-30T01:01:00Z Hunter-gatherer quarry landscapes: the case of Alma Gaucha (Santa Cruz, Argentina) Paisajes de canteras de cazadores-recolectores: el caso de Alma Gaucha (Santa Cruz, Argentina) Pérez, Alejo Hermo, Darío Pérez, Alejo Hermo, Darío Procurement zones Lithic resources Patagonia Zonas de aprovisionamiento Recursos líticos Patagonia The construction of a regional lithic resource database is an appropriate strategy for studying the relationship between people and the rocks in their environment. This study focuses on Alma Gaucha, a locality situated in the north-central sector of the Deseado Massif (Santa Cruz, Argentine Patagonia), with the aim of characterizing the distribution and diversity of lithic resources, as well as the social practices linked to their exploitation. To this end, the concept of quarry complex is incorporated, which allows to define different spaces, objects, and activities associated with procurement zones (e.g., resource processing, learning, camps, and shelters). Fieldwork identified eight procurement and quarry zones, each with varying sizes, lithologies, and types of outcrops. In these zones, transportable rock masses and blanks were extracted, and in some cases, bifacial tools and other artifacts were shaped. La construcción de una base regional de recursos líticos es una estrategia adecuada para el estudio del vínculo entre la gente y las rocas de su entorno. El presente trabajo se centra en Alma Gaucha, una localidad emplazada en el sector norcentral del Macizo del Deseado (Santa Cruz, Patagonia argentina), con el objetivo de caracterizar la distribución y diversidad de los recursos líticos, así como las prácticas sociales vinculadas a su aprovechamiento. Para ello se incorpora el concepto de complejo de canteras, el cual permite definir distintos espacios, objetos y actividades que se relacionan con las zonas de aprovisionamiento (por ejemplo, procesamiento de recursos, aprendizaje, campamentos y refugios). A partir de los trabajos realizados se detectaron ocho zonas de aprovisionamiento y cantera que presentan diversas extensiones, litologías y formas de afloramiento, en las que se extrajeron masas de roca transportable, formas base y, en algunos casos, se llevó a cabo la formatización de piezas bifaciales y otros artefactos. Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026-03-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/17211 10.34096/arqueologia.t32.n1.17211 Arqueología; Vol. 32 No. 1 (2026): Vol. 32(1); 17211 Arqueología; Vol. 32 Núm. 1 (2026): enero - abril; 17211 1853-8126 0327-5159 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/17211/15956 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/17211/15974 Derechos de autor 2026 Alejo Pérez, Darío Hermo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Hunter-gatherer quarry landscapes: the case of Alma Gaucha (Santa Cruz, Argentina) |
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Hunter-gatherer quarry landscapes: the case of Alma Gaucha (Santa Cruz, Argentina) |
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The construction of a regional lithic resource database is an appropriate strategy for studying the relationship between people and the rocks in their environment. This study focuses on Alma Gaucha, a locality situated in the north-central sector of the Deseado Massif (Santa Cruz, Argentine Patagonia), with the aim of characterizing the distribution and diversity of lithic resources, as well as the social practices linked to their exploitation. To this end, the concept of quarry complex is incorporated, which allows to define different spaces, objects, and activities associated with procurement zones (e.g., resource processing, learning, camps, and shelters). Fieldwork identified eight procurement and quarry zones, each with varying sizes, lithologies, and types of outcrops. In these zones, transportable rock masses and blanks were extracted, and in some cases, bifacial tools and other artifacts were shaped.
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