Joining the conversation: sharing anthracological databases from the central part of Argentina.

ROBLEDO, ANDRES; PRADO, ISABEL E.; CATTANEO ROXANA; ROMANUTTI, CATALINA; IZETA , ANDRES

Porto

Congreso; ANTHRACO 2023 8 th International Anthracology Meeting; 2023

Faculty of Sciences University of Porto

This presentation aims to discuss how anthracological research can benefit from actionsrelated to Open Science research. And how, by the publication of these researchdatabases and complementary material on an open access digital repository we aremaking a contribution to a more ethical and democratic access to the information. Inthe last years, anthracological data have found new ways of being shared in order topromote further studies on different scales (local, regional and global). These actionshave not been yet established as a common procedure, although some particularimprovements have been made. We present here the latest updates in the publicationof the anthracological databases on a digital repository that holds the archaeologicalresearch for the central area of Argentina named Suquia(https://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/). This repository is dedicated to the protection,preservation and communication of open access archaeological data and publicationsfrom Argentina archaeological research.Over the past 10 years, we have conducted anthracological research from Middle andLate Holocene hunter gatherers occupations in the Ongamira valley (Córdoba,Argentina). This research leads to the production of handwritten documents and digitalinformation (grey literature, databases with taxonomic and taphonomic data,microscope pictures, etc.). In addition, due to the lack of knowledge on taxonomicinformation on charcoal used in the past as fuel in the area, we have also set up ananthracological reference collection of charcoal and wood slide. It beholds microscopicphotographs and taxonomic descriptions of the anatomy of 30 woody species belongingto the Great Chaco phytogeographic community (Córdoba, Argentina). This is part of acollective work, involving students and researchers that collaborate with other types ofremains (macro and micro archaeobotanical remains, as well as botanical andethnobotanical information).