Abstract

PALAMARCZUK, Valeria  and  RATTO, Norma. An encounter of archaeologies: rescues and study of collections of the Late Period beginning (ca. XI-XIII centuries) (Catamarca, Argentina). Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2015, vol.8, n.2, pp.91-106. ISSN 1852-060X.

We present a working strategy which integrates two lines in the current archaeological practice: archaeological rescues and study of museum collections. After a brief presentation of the archaeological category "Hualfín" three burials rescues in "Hualfín urns" are presented. The rescues were carried out in the frame of archaeological impact studies made in the towns of Los Nacimientos and La Cienega del Medio, in the Hualfín valley, Catamarca province. The three urns are compared, by a statistical morphometric exercise, with a sample of 77 "Hualfín" and "Shiquimil" urns registered in museums. The specimens come from the valleys of Hualfín, Yocavil, el Cajón and Andalgalá. The comparison with the database contributes to the regional contextualization of the three findings and to the observation of aesthetic trends shared with the sample. The three AMS radiocarbon dates allow locate funeral events between the eleventh and twelfth centuries and contribute to the discussion on the chronology of the whole.

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