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Las Cargas: Characterization and Prehistoric Use of a Southern Andean Obsidian Source
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The importance of obsidian from the northern Patagonian source at Las Cargas is reflected in its early use (∼8000 years B.P.) and extensive geographic diffusion but is nonetheless surprising in light of the source's high altitude (located in the Andes Cordillera), which makes it both difficult to access under ideal conditions and inaccessible for much of the year. Prehistoric use of the Las Cargas source can inform us about mobility, subsistence choices, economics of stone consumption, trade, and territoriality. Here we present the results of various lines of evidence (surface survey, X‐ray fluorescence and instrumental neutron activation analyses, artifact morphometry, and obsidian hydration dating) used to characterize obsidian from Las Cargas and its prehistoric use during the Holocene. Results indicate that Las Cargas obsidian occurs at the source as blocks and nodules, which are chemically homogeneous and of variable quality. Use of the source was nearly continuous through time, and the primary knapping activities performed there were the production of blanks and preparation of cores.
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The sources Las Cargas, Laguna del Maule (1 and 2), Cerro Huenul and Arroyo Paramillos have been exploited since ca. 9000 years BP.
“Las fuentes Las Cargas, Laguna del Maule (1 y 2), Cerro Huenul y Arroyo Paramillos, han sido explotadas desde ca.9000 años AP (Salgán et al., 2015;Barberena et al., 2018;Cortegoso et al., 2020;Sanhueza et al., 2021).”
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Sources located in cordilleran environments (>2,500 m a.s.l.) are available only during the summer season due to snow cover formed in winter, while those located outside the cordilleran area (<2,500 m a.s.l.) are easily accessible and have annual availability.
“Las fuentes ubicadas en ambientes cordilleranos (> 2.500 m s.n.m.) están disponibles solo durante la temporada estival debido a la cubierta de nieve que se forma en el invierno.Mientras que aquellas ubicadas por fuera del área cordillerana (< 2.500 m s.n.m.) son de fácil acceso y poseen una disponibilidad anual (Cortegoso et al., 2012(Cortegoso et al., , 2020;;Salgán et al., 2015;Salgán y Pompei,”
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- Authors
- Salgán, L., Garvey, R., Neme, G., Gil, A., Giesso, M., Glascock, M. D., & Durán, V.
- Affiliations
- Departamento de Antropología Museo de Historia Natural de San Rafael‐CONICET/IANIGLIA Mendoza Argentina
- Department of Anthropology University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan
- Departamento de Antropología Museo de Historia Natural de San Rafael‐CONICET/IANIGLIA and Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Mendoza Argentina
- Department of Anthropology Northeastern Illinois University Chicago Illinois
- Research Reactor Center University of Missouri Columbia Missouri
- Laboratorio de Paleoecología Humana Universidad Nacional de Cuyo‐CONICET Mendoza Argentina
- Venue
- Geoarchaeology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-02-06
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 139-150
- ISSN
- 0883-6353
- 1520-6548
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 0
- Language
- en
- Funders
- Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (2012-1015)
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