Estudios petrográficos y de cortes delgados para la identificación de materias primas líticas en el sector norte del valle de Hualfín (Catamarca, Argentina)

Lynch, Julieta; Lynch, Virginia; Villalba, Esteban

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1317029.

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Estudios petrográficos y de cortes delgados para la identificación de materias primas líticas en el sector norte del valle de Hualfín (Catamarca, Argentina)

Petrographic and Thin Section Analysis for the Identification of Raw Lithic Materials in the Northern Area of the Hualfín Valley (Catamarca, Argentina)

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Julieta Lynch, Virginia Lynch, Esteban Villalba • español

Abstract. The main objective of this study is the macroscopic and microscopic petrographic analysis of lithic materials recovered from the sites of Villavil and Villavil 2 (Hualfín, Catamarca, Argentina). The results obtained from this analysis allowed for the identification of the raw materials used in the manufacture of artifacts associated with Regional Developments/Inka Period (ca. 900 to 1400 A.D.) occupations. Based on regional geological information, we are able to posit the source locations of these raw materials. This allows for a discussion of previous hypotheses regarding practices of lithic procurement in the area.

Keywords: Lithic technology, Raw materials, Petrographic analysis, Hualfín Valley.

Reference:

Lynch, J., V. Lynch, E. Villalba. 2016.
Estudios petrográficos y de cortes delgados para la identificación de materias primas líticas en el sector norte del valle de Hualfín (Catamarca, Argentina). Arqueología Iberoamericana 30: 70-76.
URL: http://laiesken.net/arqueologia/archivo/2016/30/8. PURL: http://purl.org/aia/308.

Publication date: 5 June 2016.