Primeras tendencias del registro de raspadores líticos en el curso medio del arroyo Salado, provincia de Río Negro (Argentina)

Distribución, materias primas, estudios tecno-morfológicos y tafonomía

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ID2940448
AuthorsJimena Alberti (0000-0002-4295-5214, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, corresponding author), E Carranza (0000-0001-5451-6211, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)
Year2023
Volume69
Pagese5311
Publication date2023-08-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudios Atacameños Arqueología y antropología surandinas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0716-0925 • E-ISSN: 0718-1043
PublisherUniversidad Catolica del Norte - Chile (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22199/issn.0718-1043-2023-0013
OpenAlexW4386026158
LanguageES
Citations received3
References cited20

This paper presents research on a sample of scrapers recovered from the Paredón de los Grabados archaeological area in the Río Negro province (Argentina). The site, a wall with petroglyphs, is located near the Somuncurá plateau, 40 km from the Atlantic coast, where there are small, seasonal tributaries of the Salado stream. Distributional studies show a high-density concentration of the archaeological record in areas circumscribed by canyons and gullies formed by river erosion. The spatial distribution of the archaeological material suggests accumulation through fluvial action (traction or washing), with high visibility in open spaces among the vegetation. The recovered scrapers were noteworthy in quantity and variability. Preliminary analyses indicate they were manufactured from various raw materials, primarily siliceous rock and obsidian. The great difference in size could indicate they are from different moments in the area's occupation. The artifacts also show different degrees of wear and even reactivation. Taphonomic studies have identified middle stages of abrasion with slightly rounded edges

Art · Geography · Humanities · Political science · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeological and Historical Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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