THINGS FOUND IN NATURE? GLYPTODONS AS CULTURAL REMAINS OF THE ARGENTINE PAST

IRINA PODGORNY

Memória, cultura material e sensibilidade: Estudos em homenagem a Pedro .

Edufma

Lugar: Sao Paulo; Año: 2021; p. 235 - 257

This paper, by tackling different episodes connected to the history and cultural dimensionsacquired by this ?animal,? refers to the rather long history ofthese natural and artificial structures. Glyptodon, as an object of culturerather than pristine nature, articulates different traditions andsubcultures and can help to understand the circulation of facts andartifacts that shaped the material culture of the Americas.The first episode of this paper devotes to the meanings attachedto this creature in twentieth century Argentinean culture.