Investigaciones geoarqueológicas de fuentes líticas en los Andes argentinos. Abordajes multidisciplinares e integradores de metodologías diversas

CASTRO, S. C.; YEBRA L.; CORTEGOSO V.; LUCERO G.; DURÁN V.; MARSH E.; WINOCUR D.

Revista del Museo de Antropología

Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Lugar: Córdoba; Año: 2020 vol. 13 p. 185 - 190

1852-060X

This article presents a synthesis of geoarchaeological studies of lithic raw material sources and quarries from three high-altitude areas in Mendoza and San Juan (29?34°S). These studies sought to identify the origin of the geological outcrops, their availability to humans as lithic resource, means of provisioning, and variable production systems. The studies rely on interdisciplinary field surveys and incorporate a variety of methods such as petrography, geochemistry, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In the San Juan province (29°S), ten primary and secondary lithic sources were differentially exploited for around 8500 years. In the northwest of Mendoza province (32°S), Darwin?s petrified forest and the Los Colorados formation were used as quarries. In the center of Mendoza province (34°S), two local obsidian geochemical signatures were identified. We emphasize the potential of this kind of studies to evaluate continuities and changes in human mobility strategies in high altitude areas in central western Argentina.