The Late Holocene Bone Tools from Quebrada del Real 1 (Sierras of Córdoba, Argentina)

BUC, NATACHA; RIVERO, DIEGO EDUARDO; MEDINA, MATÍAS

Close to the Bone: Current Studies in Bone Technology

Archaeological Institute, Belgrado

Lugar: Belgrado; Año: 2016; p. 80 - 85

The Quebrada del Real 1 is a rock-cave archaeological site located in the Sierras of Córdoba(Córdoba province, Argentina). The site presents a long-term human occupation from ca.7400 years BP to the final Late Holocene (1000-500 years BP). Bone tools were recoveredonly in the Component 2, dated at the early Late Holocene (ca. 3000 years BP). Theassemblage was composed by different kinds of morpho-functional groups as pin-like tools,spatulas, and bones with perimetral sawing.The cultural context of the Component 2 showed that the rock-cave was used by foragers asa seasonal base-camp, where processing and consumption of ungulates, small-game andseeds were the main activities developed. However, the morphological, physical andmicroscopic diversity of bone tools suggest that multiples activities were also carried out.Results draw to the conclusion that a broad-spectrum diet and the need to process their byproductsmay not have been an exclusively phenomena of the Late Prehispanic Period (ca.1100-360 BP). Thus, its origins may be found during the early Late Holocene ca. 3000 yearsBP.