Antigal Motaite: an early village in Abdón Castro Tolay (Barrancas), Jujuy Puna
The Antigal Motaite site, located in the vicinity of the Abdón Castro Tolay locality (Barrancas, Puna of Jujuy), is a conglomerate consisting of about 37 structures of quadrangular and circular shapes. Two radiocarbon dates allow us to locate this site ca. 1800-1700 years BP. During the Early Period...
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2021
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| Sumario: | The Antigal Motaite site, located in the vicinity of the Abdón Castro Tolay locality (Barrancas, Puna of Jujuy), is a conglomerate consisting of about 37 structures of quadrangular and circular shapes. Two radiocarbon dates allow us to locate this site ca. 1800-1700 years BP. During the Early Period (3000-1000 BP), the development of agriculture became important. At the same time, there is evidence of a decrease in the regional mobility of pastoral populations. In this paper, we present the first results of the excavations carried out in this old village. A preliminary survey of the architecture and a first analysis of the lithic and ceramic technologies are also included. Compared to the regional archaeological knowledge, the data obtained show a stable and sedentary agropastoral occupation, probably constituted by several family units. This occupation was characterized by domestic subsistence strategies, specialized technological trajectories, and the supply of allochthonous goods obtained through caravan traffic. In this context, the introduction of several technological changes related to ceramic and lithic production has been detected. |
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