The rock art of the Pukara de Rinconada in a microregional context (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina)

ANGIORAMA, CARLOS IGNACIO; ANGIORAMA, CARLOS IGNACIO; LAURICELLA, MIRELLA SOFÍA; LAURICELLA, MIRELLA SOFÍA; RODRÍGUEZ CURLETTO, SILVINA; RODRÍGUEZ CURLETTO, SILVINA

Capo Di Ponte

Congreso; 20th International Rock Art Congress. IFRAO 2018; 2018

IFRAO, Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici and Coop. Archeologica Le Orme dell´Uomo

Since the early 20th century, the Pukara de Rinconada (Puna of Jujuy, Argentina) has called the attention of several investigators interested in the archaeology of this area. Our current studies, which started in 2004 in the southern sector of the Pozuelos basin, where the Pukara is located, allowed us to analyze the transformation of sociocultural landscapes through time. In this context, the objective of this work consists in the presentation and the analysis of the Pukara?s rock art manifestations following the stylistic definitions proposed by our team in the area. The proposed theoretical-methodological framework is based on the contextual and stylistic analysis, as well as the Landscape Archaeology.Our results indicate the existence of a very important ?node? for this region. This site combines most of the Styles and Stylistic Modalities defined for the area, depicting exclusive motifs not registered in other sites until now. Likewise, the art presents a great diachronic complexity with multiple re-significations, associated to several and diverse evidences from different chronologies. The emplacement selected for the Pukara constitutes an inflection point in the landscape, with high visual permeability and physical control of the main transited routes in this area.