Avances en La Identificación De Obsidianas Utilizadas en El Valle De Hualfín (Depto. De Belén, Catamarca, Argentina) Durante El Periodo De Desarrollos Regionales/Inka

Flores, Marina Cecilia; Balesta, Bárbara

doi:10.4067/s0718-10432014000300002

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“…También se analizaron muestras (n = 8) recuperadas en otros cuatro sitios del norte del valle de Hualfín, de las cuales siete provienen de Ona, y la restante, de la fuente Laguna Cavi. Los análisis de procedencia efectuados por otros autores con piezas recuperadas al sur del valle de Hualfín indican también el uso predilecto de Ona, junto con Laguna Cavi, Cueros de Purulla y Cueros de Purulla/Chascón en menor frecuencia (Flores y Balesta, 2014).…”

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Tecnología lítica entre las sociedades tardías al norte del valle de Hualfín (Catamarca): el caso del sitio Villavil 2

Bentivenga

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2023

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En este trabajo se presenta el estudio tecnomorfológico de los artefactos líticos tallados procedentes del sitio Villavil 2 (valle de Hualfín, Catamarca), cuya ocupación se remonta a los períodos Tardío e Inka (ca. 900-1532 d. C.). Los análisis dan cuenta del uso de materias primas locales, así como de obsidiana de origen alóctono. La alta proporción de artefactos no formatizados indica el predominio de una estrategia tecnológica expeditiva. Sin embargo, se registró un aprovechamiento diferencial de las rocas empleadas. Aquellas de procedencia local se utilizaron para la talla simple de artefactos formatizados de gran tamaño (cepillos, y palas y/o azadas), mientras que la obsidiana se destinó a la confección de puntas de proyectil pequeñas, que muestran un mayor esfuerzo de producción por medio de la reducción bifacial. Asimismo,hay evidencia de que la mayor parte de la secuencia de reducción se llevó a cabo en el sitio, con el empleo de técnicas de talla disímiles. El rol especial de la obsidiana se puede deber tanto a su excelente calidad para la talla como al significado simbólico particular que le habrían asignado las sociedades prehispánicas andinas.

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Tecnología lítica entre las sociedades tardías al norte del valle de Hualfín (Catamarca): el caso del sitio Villavil 2

Bentivenga

Lynch

2023

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“…The Hualfin valley is included within the southern distribution sphere of obsidian, whose sources are distant ca. 100 -200 kms from the site (Escola et al 2009;Flores & Balesta 2014;Yacobaccio et al 2002;. Procedure analysis carried out among 20 pieces recovered in Villavil 2 show that all of them match with Ona source fingerprint (Bentivenga et al MS).…”

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“…At the same time, Zapaleri and other sources provided the northern sphere of NWA. The Hualfin valley is placed into the southern sphere (Escola et al 2009), whose sources should have supplied the populations that inhabited there, as some studies have demonstrated so far (Flores & Morosi 2012;Flores & Balesta 2014).…”

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Obsidian lithic technology: Chaîne opératoire and symbolic meaning in the Northern Hualfín Valley (Northwest Argentina) during the Late Inka period

Bentivenga

Lynch

2023

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The main objective of this research is to analyse the lithic technology applied to obsidian, a raw material popular amongst pre-Columbian populations from Northwestern Argentina (NWA) because of its social and symbolic value. The analysed assemblage comes from the archaeological site of Villavil 2 (VV2), located in the Hualfín Valley (Catamarca, Argentina) and distant ca. 100 - 200 kms from the nearest sources of this raw material. VV2 was discovered in 2015 by one of the authors and shows a particular presence of rock art which had not previously been registered in this area. The site was associated to the Late and Inka Period (ca. 10th - 16th centuries CE). So far, we suggest that this was a place of temporal, but periodical use that best fits with what we would call a ceremonial space. The assemblage comprises the totality of obsidian elements collected from both superficial and stratigraphic contexts. It was divided into three typological classes: tools (projectile points), flakes with natural sharp edges (FNSE) and waste products (WP). We did not identify the presence of cores. The analysis considered the following variables: knapping methods and techniques, size, amount of cortex, flake type and edge types. At VV2, points are the only retouched tools made of obsidian. They correspond to the triangular unstemmed concave-based type, very common during the Late-Inka Periods, and they were shaped using the perimetral bifacial pressure technique, possibly from flake blanks. FNSEs’ size is small, and they present scarce cortex. On the other hand, the abundance of very small-sized WPs is remarkable. They were found in the same stratigraphic context and attest a complete finish of the points (edge retouch). The results let us infer that the point-shaping tasks were carried out in situ. Moreover, the implemented technology involved both major production efforts and skills, that contrast with those involved in local raw material knapping. It is possible that this curated strategy was not related to the difficulty of accessing this allochthonous material. Instead, these choices could reflect social and symbolic meanings. According to linguistic and ethnohistoric information, the obsidian brightness and transparency are propitiatory to win the favour of the w'akas. Furthermore, in NWA the obsidian long-distance exchange is an ancient pre-Columbian tradition that lasted for a long time. Obtaining obsidian could display the ability of a social group to access distant resources and legitimize their political status. Nevertheless, we cannot forget that this raw material also was very important for making different artefacts for subsistence activities.

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“…7c) that can be assigned to sources from Laguna Cavi and Cueros de Purulla (Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca) about 200km north, in the puna (Escola et al 2009;Yacobaccio et al 2004). The origin of these artifacts was established by a widely accepted technique for determining sources, comparing them with samples whose origin is known by X-ray fluorescence, using macroscopic and mesoscopic (with a binocular magnifying lens) examination to ascertain color, transparency and the presence of inclusions (Flores and Balesta 2014;Flores and Morosi 2010).…”

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Palo Blanco: a village in Late and Inka landscapes in Hualfín Valley (Catamarca, Argentina)

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In this article we analyze archaeological data from Palo Blanco, located in the center of the Hualfín Valley (Dept. of Belén, Catamarca, Argentina) to discuss how a relational concept of landscape provides significant tools to reconstruct links between a local village and different landscapes configured during Late and Inka times (c. 1400-1500 AD). Also, we present how this approach allows us to develop an alternative scheme to change interpretations of the past in the region. Based on the analysis of spatial, social and temporal dimensions, we analyze archaeological evidence focusing on placement, building, flow of bodies, spatial perception, relationships between people and material culture, and chronology. Finally, we consider Palo Blanco as a typical local defensive village during late pre-Inka times, which probably changed its role during Inka conquest. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Avances en La Identificación De Obsidianas Utilizadas en El Valle De Hualfín (Depto. De Belén, Catamarca, Argentina) Durante El Periodo De Desarrollos Regionales/Inka

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

Tecnología lítica entre las sociedades tardías al norte del valle de Hualfín (Catamarca): el caso del sitio Villavil 2

Tecnología lítica entre las sociedades tardías al norte del valle de Hualfín (Catamarca): el caso del sitio Villavil 2

Obsidian lithic technology: Chaîne opératoire and symbolic meaning in the Northern Hualfín Valley (Northwest Argentina) during the Late Inka period

Palo Blanco: a village in Late and Inka landscapes in Hualfín Valley (Catamarca, Argentina)

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