Agricultura y ritual en el paisaje humano de 1000 AP de las nacientes de la Quebrada de Humahuaca: sitio casas grandes (Jujuy, Argentina)
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2021-11-11
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Departamento de Arqueología, Escuela de Antropología, Facultad de Humanidades y Artes.
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Este trabajo presenta los resultados de los estudios arqueológicos llevados a cabo en el sitio Casas Grandes,
realizados dentro de un proyecto de investigación regional que abarca las nacientes de la Quebrada de Humahuaca en su
intersección con la Puna, ecotono y umbral geo-ambiental que ocurre en este sector de la Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina.
Se expone aquí una síntesis del marco general del proyecto, las escalas de análisis (espacial y temporal) así como los
lineamientos teórico/metodológicos del mismo. Luego se presentan las características del sitio, su geomorfología, sus sectores
y la evidencia arqueológica encontrada en cada uno de ellos. A su vez, se describen los distintos tipos hallazgos realizados y
los resultados de sus respectivos análisis, focalizando en el sector bajo del sitio, donde la evidencia hallada aporta excepcional
información sobre prácticas económicas y rituales realizadas en torno a los 1000 años antes del presente. En base a estos
estudios y a los fechados radiocarbónicos obtenidos se presenta una discusión general sobre la articulación de este sitio
con otros estudiados dentro del mismo proyecto, así como su importancia en el contexto de la arqueología de Quebrada y
Puna jujeña, a partir de su comparación e integración con la evidencia proveniente de otros sitios con ocupaciones humanas
contemporáneas localizados en estos dos geo-ambientes.
This paper presents the archeological investigations at the Casas Grandes site, which were carried out as part of a regional research project that encompasses the headwaters of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, where it intersects the Puna. This is an ecotone and environmental threshold that occurs in this part of Jujuy Province, Argentina. It is presented here a synthesis of the project´s general framework, the scales of analysis (spatial and temporal) and the main points of the theoretical and methodological approaches employed. A discussion about the characteristics of the site, its geomorphology, the sectors into which it is divided, and the archaeological evidence recovered is also presented. The diffrent types of fidings and their analyses are discussed, focusing on the site´s lower sector, where the evidence recovered provides valuable information about economic and ritual practices from around 1000 BP. On the basis of these studies and the radiocarbon dates obtained, a general discussion about the articulation of this site and others studied within the same project is presented. The relevance of this site within the context of the archaeology of the Quebrada de Humahuaca and the Jujuy Puna is assessed by comparing and integrating the site´s evidence with that from contemporary sites in those two geo-environmental zones.
This paper presents the archeological investigations at the Casas Grandes site, which were carried out as part of a regional research project that encompasses the headwaters of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, where it intersects the Puna. This is an ecotone and environmental threshold that occurs in this part of Jujuy Province, Argentina. It is presented here a synthesis of the project´s general framework, the scales of analysis (spatial and temporal) and the main points of the theoretical and methodological approaches employed. A discussion about the characteristics of the site, its geomorphology, the sectors into which it is divided, and the archaeological evidence recovered is also presented. The diffrent types of fidings and their analyses are discussed, focusing on the site´s lower sector, where the evidence recovered provides valuable information about economic and ritual practices from around 1000 BP. On the basis of these studies and the radiocarbon dates obtained, a general discussion about the articulation of this site and others studied within the same project is presented. The relevance of this site within the context of the archaeology of the Quebrada de Humahuaca and the Jujuy Puna is assessed by comparing and integrating the site´s evidence with that from contemporary sites in those two geo-environmental zones.
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Agricultura, Ritual, Paisaje, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Puna, Umbral Geo-Ambiental