The Study of Rock Art Engravings Through Lithic Technologies

The Villavil 2 Site (Hualfin Valley, Catamarca, Argentina)

Bibliographic Data

ID9348196
AuthorsL Christie Virginia (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, corresponding author), Lynch Virginia (División Arqueología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata (UNLP), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina), Julieta Lynch (0000-0001-5666-7398, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Lynch Julieta (División Arqueología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata (UNLP), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Year2018
Volume43
Issue2
Pages71-83
Publication date2018-02-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLithic Technology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-7261 • E-ISSN: 2051-6185
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01977261.2018.1437978
OpenAlexW2789883812
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited15

The rock art research related to Late Regional Developments and the Inca Period in Northwest Argentina (NWA) has commonly focused on iconographic, temporal, or significance studies, and little is related to the production context and stone tools used in this process. The following paper contributes to the study of engraving techniques in the northern area of the Hualfín Valley (De Catamarca Province, Argentina), based on the analysis of the operating chains, including the associated lithic materials and their functional determination. Previous analysis identified most of the motifs as figurative zoomorphs, which are related to the Inca Period and have some association with Belén/Santamariana iconography. These images were mainly created by removing part of the rock surface by pounding, and, to a lesser extent, incisions and scraping techniques are also recorded in the production of these petroglyphs. A functional analysis of the associated lithic materials confirms the kinematics employed and their relation in the production process. The analysis carried out also identifies that the artifacts used in this process would have expeditious designs and relatively abrupt working angles

Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Geography · Iconography · Literal and figurative language · Lithic technology · Period (music · Rock art · Taphonomy · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology

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