Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina)

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In this paper, we assess the composition rules underlying the relationships between rock art motifs and bedrocks, by comparing a total of 1.273 motifs and 76 motif types (MT) recorded at 33 sites in two archaeological localities of south-central Patagonia (Argentina). Our analyses show that: a) the...

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Autores principales: Acevedo, Agustín, Fiore, Danae
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2020
Materias:
Hunter-gatherers
Visual communication
Composition rules
Patagonia
Cazadores-recolectores
Comunicación visual
Reglas de composición
Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/5835
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spelling I28-R243-article-58352023-11-08T12:08:29Z Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina) Imágenes, códigos y comunicación: un análisis del arte rupestre en el Extremo Sur del Macizo del Deseado (Patagonia, Argentina) Acevedo, Agustín Fiore, Danae Hunter-gatherers Visual communication Composition rules Patagonia Cazadores-recolectores Comunicación visual Reglas de composición Patagonia In this paper, we assess the composition rules underlying the relationships between rock art motifs and bedrocks, by comparing a total of 1.273 motifs and 76 motif types (MT) recorded at 33 sites in two archaeological localities of south-central Patagonia (Argentina). Our analyses show that: a) the display of rock art motifs on the bedrocks do not follow clear visual composition rules; b) out of the total number of MT, both localities only share 14, which would entail the existence of low levels of communication between them. We discuss this regarding the different potential relations that each locality may have had within wider mobility and information exchange circuits at a regional scale. In turn, the 14 shared MT represent more than 60% of the rock art production of each locality, which implies a clear emphasis on the selection of specific portions of the repertoires for the artistic production in each locality. It is argued that visual communication generated by hunter-gatherers in both localities would have been more fluid and less regulated than expected according to the general terms of communication theories, in accordance with a low degree of social control, characteristic of this type of societies. En este trabajo se evalúan las reglas de composición que vinculan motivos rupestres y soportes rocosos, comparando para ello un total de 1.273 motivos y 76 tipos de motivos (TM) registrados en 33 sitios de dos localidades arqueológicas de la región centro-sur de Patagonia (Argentina). Los análisis demuestran que: a) los emplazamientos de los motivos en los soportes rocosos no siguen reglas claras de composición visual y b) del total de TM, las dos localidades comparten solo 14, lo cual indicaría la existencia de bajos niveles de comunicación visual entre ambas. Esto es discutido en función de diferentes formas de integración de cada localidad dentro de circuitos mayores de movilidad e intercambio de información a escala regional. A su vez, los 14 TM compartidos representan más del 60% de la producción rupestre de cada una, lo cual implica un claro énfasis de selección de determinadas porciones del repertorio para la producción artística de cada localidad. Se argumenta entonces que la comunicación visual generada por cazadores-recolectores en ambas localidades habría sido más fluida y menos reglada que lo esperado en términos generales de las teorías de comunicación, más acorde con un bajo grado de control social característico de estas sociedades. Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2020-07-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/5835 10.34096/arqueologia.t26.n2.5835 Arqueología; Vol. 26 Núm. 2 (2020): mayo-agosto; 127-155 Arqueología; Vol 26 No 2 (2020): May-August; 127-155 1853-8126 0327-5159 spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/5835/7205 Derechos de autor 2020 Arqueología
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topic Hunter-gatherers
Visual communication
Composition rules
Patagonia
Cazadores-recolectores
Comunicación visual
Reglas de composición
Patagonia
spellingShingle Hunter-gatherers
Visual communication
Composition rules
Patagonia
Cazadores-recolectores
Comunicación visual
Reglas de composición
Patagonia
Acevedo, Agustín
Fiore, Danae
Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina)
topic_facet Hunter-gatherers
Visual communication
Composition rules
Patagonia
Cazadores-recolectores
Comunicación visual
Reglas de composición
Patagonia
author Acevedo, Agustín
Fiore, Danae
author_facet Acevedo, Agustín
Fiore, Danae
author_sort Acevedo, Agustín
title Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina)
title_short Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina)
title_full Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina)
title_fullStr Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the Southern Deseado Massif (Patagonia, Argentina)
title_sort images, codes and communication: an analysis of rock art in the southern deseado massif (patagonia, argentina)
description In this paper, we assess the composition rules underlying the relationships between rock art motifs and bedrocks, by comparing a total of 1.273 motifs and 76 motif types (MT) recorded at 33 sites in two archaeological localities of south-central Patagonia (Argentina). Our analyses show that: a) the display of rock art motifs on the bedrocks do not follow clear visual composition rules; b) out of the total number of MT, both localities only share 14, which would entail the existence of low levels of communication between them. We discuss this regarding the different potential relations that each locality may have had within wider mobility and information exchange circuits at a regional scale. In turn, the 14 shared MT represent more than 60% of the rock art production of each locality, which implies a clear emphasis on the selection of specific portions of the repertoires for the artistic production in each locality. It is argued that visual communication generated by hunter-gatherers in both localities would have been more fluid and less regulated than expected according to the general terms of communication theories, in accordance with a low degree of social control, characteristic of this type of societies.
publisher Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
publishDate 2020
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/Arqueologia/article/view/5835
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