INVESTIGADORES
DURAN Victor Alberto
artículos
Título:
A Study of Obsidian Source Usage in the Central Andes of Argentina and Chile Using ED-XRF.
Autor/es:
GIESSO, MARTÍN; DURÁN, VÍCTOR; NEME, GUSTAVO; GLASCOCK, MICHAEL; CORTEGOSO, VALERIA; GIL, ADOLFO; SANHUEZA, LORENA
Revista:
ARCHAEOMETRY
Editorial:
Oxford University
Referencias:
Lugar: Oxford; Año: 2011 vol. 53 p. 1 - 21
ISSN:
0003-813X
Resumen:
We present the results of XRF analysis for 428
obsidian samples from archaeological sites in the Argentinian province of
Mendoza and from central Chile. The archaeological samples come from different
environments and have dates that range from 9000 to 300 BP. The results indicate
that all known sources were utilized; however, the beginnings and the
intensities of their exploitation were variable. On the contrary, strong
differences appear, especially between the Cordilleran and the non-Cordillera
sources. We suggest that this pattern is mainly related to differences in the
accessibility, quality and abundance of the obsidian in the sources.