Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina

This article expands our knowledge about bezoar stones by studying the first specimens recorded in archaeological contexts of the Argentine Northwest. These come from an artificial mound at Yánimas 1 site (750-1,200 AD), in Tucumán Province (Argentina), and were studied using an interdisciplinary ap...

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spelling paper:paper_07161182_v49_n3_p343_Miguez2023-06-08T15:42:56Z Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina Bezoar stones Northwestern Argentina Prehispanic ritual practices This article expands our knowledge about bezoar stones by studying the first specimens recorded in archaeological contexts of the Argentine Northwest. These come from an artificial mound at Yánimas 1 site (750-1,200 AD), in Tucumán Province (Argentina), and were studied using an interdisciplinary approach to identify the taxon that produced them, and to explore the activities in which they were used. From the formal and crystallographic (X-ray diffraction) characterization of three bezoar stones and their contextual relationships, it is proposed that they are gastroliths produced by camelids, which would have been used in magic-therapeutic practices and deposited in the mound as offerings. These interpretations were complemented and reinforced by data from various sources (colonial, ethnographic). Additionally, a new absolute age for this site is presented. 2017 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_07161182_v49_n3_p343_Miguez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07161182_v49_n3_p343_Miguez
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic Bezoar stones
Northwestern Argentina
Prehispanic ritual practices
spellingShingle Bezoar stones
Northwestern Argentina
Prehispanic ritual practices
Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina
topic_facet Bezoar stones
Northwestern Argentina
Prehispanic ritual practices
description This article expands our knowledge about bezoar stones by studying the first specimens recorded in archaeological contexts of the Argentine Northwest. These come from an artificial mound at Yánimas 1 site (750-1,200 AD), in Tucumán Province (Argentina), and were studied using an interdisciplinary approach to identify the taxon that produced them, and to explore the activities in which they were used. From the formal and crystallographic (X-ray diffraction) characterization of three bezoar stones and their contextual relationships, it is proposed that they are gastroliths produced by camelids, which would have been used in magic-therapeutic practices and deposited in the mound as offerings. These interpretations were complemented and reinforced by data from various sources (colonial, ethnographic). Additionally, a new absolute age for this site is presented.
title Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina
title_short Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina
title_full Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina
title_fullStr Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Bezoar stones in context: First study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of Northwestern Argentina
title_sort bezoar stones in context: first study of their relevance in prehispanic communities of northwestern argentina
publishDate 2017
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_07161182_v49_n3_p343_Miguez
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07161182_v49_n3_p343_Miguez
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