First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic)
The aim of this paper is to report the first analyses carried out on obsidian artifacts recovered from two archaeological sites of the Tafí valley (Tucumán, Argentina), dating to the first and second millennium C.E. The study addresses the sourcing and use of this raw material in their contexts, as...
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| author | Juan Manuel Montegú Valeria Leticia Franco Salvi Julián Salazar |
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| description | The aim of this paper is to report the first analyses carried out on obsidian artifacts recovered from two archaeological sites of the Tafí valley (Tucumán, Argentina), dating to the first and second millennium C.E. The study addresses the sourcing and use of this raw material in their contexts, as well as the inclusion of the study area within the obsidian distribution circuits in the Northwest of Argentina. The methodology included techno-morphological and morphological-functional analyses as well as chemical provenance studies (XRF). The results enabled us to detect, so far, the use of the Ona-Las Cuevas source, located approximately 240 km far from the sites, and to suggest the implementation of indirect procurement practices within complex distribution circuits. We have also established that the obsidian artifacts would have been used intensively in daily activities which were part of household organization, such as long-distance relationships, hunting and processing food. Based on this information, we discuss the practical uses of obsidian, as well as other possible roles of this raw material in pre-Hispanic contexts which contribute to broaden knowledge about the cultural developments of Tafí valley. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b0cccb84fb048cd915bacb56c834faa2022-12-21T18:13:01ZengUniversity of EdinburghJournal of Lithic Studies2055-04722018-12-015210.2218/jls.27872787First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic)Juan Manuel Montegú0Valeria Leticia Franco Salvi1Julián Salazar2Universidad Nacional de CórdobaUniversidad Nacional de CórdobaUniversidad Nacional de CórdobaThe aim of this paper is to report the first analyses carried out on obsidian artifacts recovered from two archaeological sites of the Tafí valley (Tucumán, Argentina), dating to the first and second millennium C.E. The study addresses the sourcing and use of this raw material in their contexts, as well as the inclusion of the study area within the obsidian distribution circuits in the Northwest of Argentina. The methodology included techno-morphological and morphological-functional analyses as well as chemical provenance studies (XRF). The results enabled us to detect, so far, the use of the Ona-Las Cuevas source, located approximately 240 km far from the sites, and to suggest the implementation of indirect procurement practices within complex distribution circuits. We have also established that the obsidian artifacts would have been used intensively in daily activities which were part of household organization, such as long-distance relationships, hunting and processing food. Based on this information, we discuss the practical uses of obsidian, as well as other possible roles of this raw material in pre-Hispanic contexts which contribute to broaden knowledge about the cultural developments of Tafí valley.http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/2787obsidian; tafí valley; circulation; daily practices; pre-hispanic contexts |
| spellingShingle | Juan Manuel Montegú Valeria Leticia Franco Salvi Julián Salazar First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic) Journal of Lithic Studies obsidian; tafí valley; circulation; daily practices; pre-hispanic contexts |
| title | First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic) |
| title_full | First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic) |
| title_fullStr | First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic) |
| title_full_unstemmed | First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic) |
| title_short | First technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from Tafí Valley (Tucumán Province, Argentine Republic) |
| title_sort | first technological and provenance analysis on obsidian artifacts from tafi valley tucuman province argentine republic |
| topic | obsidian; tafí valley; circulation; daily practices; pre-hispanic contexts |
| url | http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/article/view/2787 |
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