Artículo
Mortuary Pottery and Sacred Landscapes in Complex Hunter-gatherers in the Paraná Basin, South America
Loponte, Daniel Marcelo
; Ottalagano, Flavia Vanina
; Pérez, Maricel
; Malec, Laura; Ramos, Cinthia Paula
; Bozzano, Patricia Beatriz; Iribarren, Manuel José; Perez, Rodolfo Ariel
; Leiva, Graciela Edith; Domínguez Gutiérrez, Silvia; Ali, Sheila Grisel
; Acosta, Alejandro Alberto
Fecha de publicación:
10/2019
Editorial:
Cambridge University Press
Revista:
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
ISSN:
0959-7743
e-ISSN:
1474-0540,
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Tubular pottery comprises certain peculiar artifacts that were produced by late Holocene complex hunter-gatherer societies in southeastern South America for unknown purposes. Some authors have related them to mortuary behaviour which has also been suggested by historical sources, while others have considered domestic use. In this paper, the technical, compositional and functional properties of these artifacts are explored in order to contrast both hypotheses, given an example of how technical analysis allows the identification of special pottery within archeological contexts. This analysis includes a study of the fabrics involved using low and high magnification, thin sections, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and fatty acid profiles. The results show that these tubular artifacts are not fit structurally for utilitarian purposes and show no evidence of domestic use. Based on these results and on historical data, it can be postulated that they were used as part of mortuary rituals, thus becoming part of the select global group of pottery manufactured exclusively for mortuary purposes.
Palabras clave:
MORTUARY POTTERY
,
TUBULAR ARTEFACTS
,
PARANÁ BASIN
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SOUTH AMERICA
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Articulos(SEDE CENTRAL)
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Citación
Loponte, Daniel Marcelo; Ottalagano, Flavia Vanina; Pérez, Maricel; Malec, Laura; Ramos, Cinthia Paula; et al.; Mortuary Pottery and Sacred Landscapes in Complex Hunter-gatherers in the Paraná Basin, South America; Cambridge University Press; Cambridge Archaeological Journal; 30; 1; 10-2019; 21-43
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