Abstract

PAEZ, María Cecilia  and  MANASSE, Bárbara. Survey and analysis of clay raw materials and their link with the preHispanic ceramic production of the Tafí Valley (Tucumán, Argentina). Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2020, vol.13, n.2, pp.57-68. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n2.25286.

Abstract The Tafí Valley presents evidence of pre-Hispanic occupation for at least 7500 years BP. These are ancestral materialities that support the temporal depth and the socio-cultural and political importance of this region. Towards the middle of the second millennium of the Christian Era, local populations entered the orbit of the expansive policies of the Inca State. We still know little about its impact on the configuration of the landscape, as well as on the possible reorganization of at least some sectors of society. We are interested in evaluating, in this case, the incidence on pottery production, which, for the time being, is expressed in a technological and decorative variety. With this objective we set out 1) to identify and survey the clay sources in the Valley, 2) characterize these clays, in order to determine their suitability for pottery manufacturing, 3) correlate at a chemical level clays and fragments assigned to the second millennium and 4) analyze the social and political implications of local and / or non-local pottery production. The results obtained signify an advance in the knowledge of the incidence of imperial expansion in these territories.

Keywords : Clay survey; Neutron Activation Analysis; Local ceramic production; Pre-Hispanic Second Millennium; Tafí Valley.

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