Abstract

BAGALONI, Vanesa Natalia. Archaelogical research at Fortin Pescado, Benito Juárez county, Buenos Aires province. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2015, vol.8, n.2, pp.63-76. ISSN 1852-060X.

In this paper the first results of the materials recovered at the Fortin Pescado archaeological locality are presented. This locality is situated on the left bank of Pescado Castigado stream (Benito Juárez County, Buenos Aires Province). It is composed by two sites (Fortin Pescado 1 and Fortin Pescado 2) where excavations and surface surveys were developed. Surface surveys were also conducted on the profiles of the surrounding canyons. The archaeological assemblages of both sites include faunal remains (mostly of domestic fauna/animals), glassy materials (square and cylindrical bottles, flasks, jars and jugs), fragments of stoneware (bottles of gin and / or mineral water), crockery (cups and English bowls), metals (nails, a button, a knife and a gun), and a fragment of a bola stone. According to various written documents from the Historical Service of the Army, the General Archive of the Nation and the Department of Geodesy, this fortlet was installed in 1858, and it functioned at least until late 1863 when it became used as a military post until the end of the decade. From the archaeological excavations and the survey of the written sources specific areas of activities (housing, scheduled and non-scheduled discard, pen) were determined within this locality.

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