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Urns, Bowls, and Ollas: Pottery-Making Practices and Technical Identity in the Southern Andes During the Late Period (ca. A.D. 900—A.D. 1450) (Catamarca, Northwestern Argentine Region, Argentina)

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Guillermo A. De La Fuente
Guillermo A. De La Fuente*
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Laboratorio de Petrología y Conservación Cerámica, Escuela de Arqueología, Universidad Nacional de Catamarca-CONICET, Campus Universitario, Belgrano 300, (4700) Catamarca, Argentina. ([email protected] )
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Abstract

This paper presents studies and discussions of pottery-making practices during the Late period (ca. A.D. 900—1450) in Northwestern Argentina. It stems from an extensive archaeological research project carried out in the middle sector of the Abaucán Valley, Province of Catamarca, Argentina. Pottery production during this period is evaluated through the study of technological choices and technical identity, as well as its relationship to the technical behaviors developed by potters. The analysis of a large sample of ceramic sherds, complete vessels, and overfired sherds indicates that the potters produced a very narrow repertoire of ceramic forms (bowls, urns, and ollas) using local raw materials and technology, the latter with a strong hold in the area. Pottery production during the Late period was carried out in household contexts, becoming increasingly intensified and concentrated with the appearance of Inkas in the region. Additionally, some ideas are discussed concerning the technological choices of ancient potters during this period, and the implications for technological studies in archaeological ceramics.

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En este trabajo las prácticas alfareras desarrolladas por los alfareros antiguos durante el período Tardío (ca. 900—1450 d.C.) en el noroeste argentino son estudiadas y discutidas a través de una investigación arqueológica extensiva llevada a cabo en el sector medio del Valle de Abaucán, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina. La producción de alfarería para este período es evaluada a través de las nociones de elecciones tecnológicas e identidad técnica y su relación con el comportamiento técnico desarrollado por los alfareros. El análisis de una gran muestra de fragmentos cerámicos, vasijas completas y fragmentos con evidencias de sobrecocción permitió establecer que los alfareros produjeron un repertorio reducido de formas cerámicas (pucos, urnas y ollas) utilizando una tecnología conservativa y local a través del tiempo con características bien definidas, en donde mayoritariamente se utilizaron materias primas cerámicas locales. La producción de alfarería durante el período Tardío puede ser interpretada como una producción a escala doméstica con una creciente intensificación y concentración geográfica que se acrecienta con la entrada de los Inkas en la región. Adicionalmente, se presentan y discuten algunas ideas relacionadas con las elecciones tecnológicas realizadas por los alfareros durante este período y sus implicancias para los estudios arqueológicos de tecnología cerámica.

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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , June 2011 , pp. 224 - 252
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Copyright © 2011 by the Society for American Archaeology.

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