A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina

In this paper, we analyze the lithic assemblages from three sites from the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz in the Argentine Patagonia. Functional analysis was combined with a techno-morphological and distributional approach, the investigation on raw materials and the study of the technological strateg...

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Authors: Cueto, Manuel Enrique, Frank, Ariel David, Castro, Alicia Susana
Format: article
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Publication Date:2017
Country:Argentina
Institution:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repository:SEDICI (UNLP)
Language:English
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Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/102886
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Keyword:Arqueología
Functional analysis
Contextual approach
Lithic assemblages
Late Pleistocene
Middle Holocene
Patagonia
Argentina
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spelling A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia ArgentinaCueto, Manuel EnriqueFrank, Ariel DavidCastro, Alicia SusanaArqueologíaFunctional analysisContextual approachLithic assemblagesLate PleistoceneMiddle HolocenePatagoniaArgentinaIn this paper, we analyze the lithic assemblages from three sites from the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz in the Argentine Patagonia. Functional analysis was combined with a techno-morphological and distributional approach, the investigation on raw materials and the study of the technological strategies of production and consumption. The significance of combining functional analysis with other research methods involving lithic remains is emphasized. By articulating different methodologies, it is possible to understand the systems of technological organization. Two sites refer to Final Pleistocene occupations (Cerro Tres Tetas 1 and Casa del Minero 1). The integration of approaches showed the diversity of strategies developed in the production and use of tools, as well as the existence of activity areas within the sites. The third site is a Middle Holocene context (Cueva 13 of Los Toldos). The combination of perspectives allowed a redefinition of the toolkit structure and showed that blade production was part of a standardized technological system.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo2017-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf67-79http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/102886enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1040-6182info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.03.019info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2024-05-08T13:00:08Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/102886Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292024-05-08 13:00:08.875SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
title A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
spellingShingle A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
Cueto, Manuel Enrique
Arqueología
Functional analysis
Contextual approach
Lithic assemblages
Late Pleistocene
Middle Holocene
Patagonia
Argentina
title_short A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
title_full A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
title_fullStr A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
title_full_unstemmed A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
title_sort A technomorphological and functional study of Late Pleistocene and Middle Holocene lithic assemblages from Patagonia Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cueto, Manuel Enrique
Frank, Ariel David
Castro, Alicia Susana
author Cueto, Manuel Enrique
author_facet Cueto, Manuel Enrique
Frank, Ariel David
Castro, Alicia Susana
author_role author
author2 Frank, Ariel David
Castro, Alicia Susana
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Arqueología
Functional analysis
Contextual approach
Lithic assemblages
Late Pleistocene
Middle Holocene
Patagonia
Argentina
topic Arqueología
Functional analysis
Contextual approach
Lithic assemblages
Late Pleistocene
Middle Holocene
Patagonia
Argentina
description In this paper, we analyze the lithic assemblages from three sites from the Central Plateau of Santa Cruz in the Argentine Patagonia. Functional analysis was combined with a techno-morphological and distributional approach, the investigation on raw materials and the study of the technological strategies of production and consumption. The significance of combining functional analysis with other research methods involving lithic remains is emphasized. By articulating different methodologies, it is possible to understand the systems of technological organization. Two sites refer to Final Pleistocene occupations (Cerro Tres Tetas 1 and Casa del Minero 1). The integration of approaches showed the diversity of strategies developed in the production and use of tools, as well as the existence of activity areas within the sites. The third site is a Middle Holocene context (Cueva 13 of Los Toldos). The combination of perspectives allowed a redefinition of the toolkit structure and showed that blade production was part of a standardized technological system.
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