ANÁLISIS DE LOS PROCESOS PRODUCTIVOS EN LAS SOCIEDADES CAZADORAS-RECOLECTORAS-PESCADORAS DE LA COSTA NORTE DEL CANAL BEAGLE (ARGENTINA): EL SITIO LANASHUAIA.

ALVAREZ, MYRIAN; ZURRO, DÉBORA; BRIZ, IVÁN; MADELLA, MARCO; OSTERRIETH, MARGARITA Y BORRELLI NATALIA

Arqueología de Patagonia: Una mirada desde el último confín

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Lugar: Ushuaia; Año: 2008;

The objective of this paper is to present a holistic methodological design addresses to analyze the socio-economic dynamic of fisher-hunter-gatherer societies of the Beagle Channel region (Southern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina). The method consists on the recovery, the identification and the study of organic and inorganic residues present on stone tools as well as in archaeological sediments in order to verify if the residues are the consequence of the use of the artefacts as tools or they are the result of the artefact contamination.  It includes several lines of research such us phitolytic analysis, use-wear analysis, blood tests and organic material concentrations within the archaeological layers. We started to apply the approach to an archaeological sample recovered from Lanashuaia I archaeological site, with a XIXth Century date. The analysis performed showed: a) significant variations in phytolit distribution between different areas and layers of Lanashuaia I; b) use wear traces of bone and hide working; and c) positive results in some blood tests. These results and the techniques are discussed to highlight the problems and possibilities of each line of research.