IANIGLA   20881
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Obsidian sources exploitation in La Payunia
Autor/es:
GIL, A; SALGÁN, L.; NEME,G
Lugar:
SACRAMENTO
Reunión:
Congreso; 76 ANNUAL MEETING SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY; 2011
Institución organizadora:
SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
Resumen:
The study of lithic raw procurement and usage strategies in the La Payunia Volcanic Field (Mendoza, Argentina) allows us to discuss the biogeographical models in arid environments of central-western Argentina. Recent results in geochemical obsidian analysis is presented in order to discuss these strategies. We present preliminary results from the study of 130 archaeological obsidian artifacts analyzed with X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF). The results show the exploitation of five obsidian sources with an procurement range of 30kmts to 200kmts.