Bone Tools at the Late Pre-Hispanic Site Boyo Paso 2 (Sierras of Córdoba, Argentina)

Medina, Matías E.; Pastor, Sebastián

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“…Al respecto, el registro arqueológico de las Sierras de Córdoba, y en especial del Valle de Punilla, comprende arte rupestre y objetos que evidencian vínculos de larga distancia con los Andes Centro-Sur y meridionales. Las redes de interacción están señaladas por la representación de hachas metálicas de gancho en el arte rupestre -un elemento típico del Período Tardío del Noroeste Argentino- (Pastor & Tissera, 2016), artefactos en metal (Sario et al, 2022;Serrano, 1945) y artefactos de hueso con diseños propios de la región andina, como las espátulas "con forma de topo" y las puntas de proyectil del tipo cola de golondrina (Aparicio, 1925;Berberián, 1984Berberián, [2020; González, 1943aGonzález, , 1943bMedina & Pastor, 2021;Pastor & Moschettoni, 2018;Serrano, 1945).…”

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Artefactos en piedras bezoares y su rol simbólico en el Período Prehispánico Tardío (Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina)

Pelizza,

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Sario

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We present the results of research on two artifacts made from bezoar stones in the southern Punilla Valley (Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina). Although the tools were non-systematically collected from sites assignable to the Late Pre-Hispanic Period (~1220-330 cal. BP), valuable data may be obtained from these objects at broad temporal and spatial scales, mainly because such elements are strongly connected with symbolic aspects of past societies, whose recovery is exceptional in modern excavations. The tools were studied using a techno-morphological approach, using bibliographical sources to explore the practices in which they were probably used. One of the tools was made from a spherical bezoar with a groove around the circumference of the piece, possibly used to secure its attachment to a necklace, a piece of clothing, or other type of composite artifact. The second piece is a fragment of a bezoar stone decorated with long and deep linear incisions, flat in transversal section, and fanning out from a focal point. This piece exhibits traces of red paint. The artifact likely mimics the shape of mollusks associated with the Andean ceremonial world. We propose that the bezoar stones analyzed here are gastroliths produced by cervids and/or camelids, which would have been transformed into artifacts to increase their symbolic relevance and for use in ritual or magic-therapeutic practices.

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Artefactos en piedras bezoares y su rol simbólico en el Período Prehispánico Tardío (Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina)

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Pastor,

Sario

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“…The Late Prehispanic Period of Sierras of Córdoba, Argentina (~1220–330 cal BP) was not an exception, and bone tools constitute one of the most numerous artifact group types generated by people who were neither wholly foragers nor wholly farmers, involved in what Smith (2001) defined as low‐level food production (see Medina et al, 2016). There, excavations revealed a rich and highly developed bone industry, which played a very important role in subsistence strategies and everyday life (Ameghino, 1885; Berberián, 1984; González, 1943, 1949; Laguens & Bonnín, 2009; Marcellino et al, 1967; Medina et al, 2014; Medina & Balena, 2021; Medina & Pastor, 2021; Outes, 1911; Serrano, 1945). The worked bones include various types of purported hunting or warfare weapons such as arrowheads, knives and daggers, or bleeders (Berberián, 1984; González, 1943; Medina & Balena, 2021; Medina & Pastor, 2021; Serrano, 1945).…”

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“…There, excavations revealed a rich and highly developed bone industry, which played a very important role in subsistence strategies and everyday life (Ameghino, 1885; Berberián, 1984; González, 1943, 1949; Laguens & Bonnín, 2009; Marcellino et al, 1967; Medina et al, 2014; Medina & Balena, 2021; Medina & Pastor, 2021; Outes, 1911; Serrano, 1945). The worked bones include various types of purported hunting or warfare weapons such as arrowheads, knives and daggers, or bleeders (Berberián, 1984; González, 1943; Medina & Balena, 2021; Medina & Pastor, 2021; Serrano, 1945). However, the study of daggers or bone tools used for stabbing prey or enemies, which in the light of new discoveries can now be interpreted as spear or dart heads, has been relegated to a second place due to the priority of archaeologists to answer chronological questions focusing on arrowpoint technology (Berberián, 1984; Marcellino et al, 1967).…”

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Bone spearheads from the Late Prehispanic Period of Sierras of Cordoba (Argentina)

Medina

Sario

Pastor

2022

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The archaeological record of the Late Prehispanic Period of Sierras of Córdoba, Argentina (~1220–330 cal BP) has revealed a rich and highly developed bone industry. The worked bones are purported to include various types of hunting or warfare weapons such as arrowheads, knives and daggers, or bleeders. However, most of the latter two tools can now be interpreted as spear or spear‐thrower dart heads based on ethnographic and macro‐wear studies. Thus, the aim of this article is to present the techno‐typological and functional analysis carried out on the bone spearheads collected at the San Roque archaeological locality (Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina). Spearheads are defined as massive and strong pointed tools that are suitable for hafting to a shaft about 15 mm or more in diameter, which corresponds to ethnographic spears or darts. The tools were assigned to the Late Prehispanic Period based on their similarity with those recovered in neighboring sites and regions during the last 1,500 years. The study supports the contention that Late Prehispanic people developed a variable and highly sophisticated set of weapons suitable for taking any animal resource when encountered, minimizing the cost of failure in the capture of the prey they depended on. However, warfare and the use of spears in raids against other groups need to be taken into account because evidence of physical interpersonal violence increases in the Late Prehispanic Period. Finally, it is proposed that museum collections can provide valuable data for archaeologists, mostly when artifacts with low frequency in modern excavations are the focus of the analysis.

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“…Pampa de Achala) , ni en sitios con arte rupestre emplazados en los valles aledaños a los pastizales (Pastor, 2012;Recalde, 2009;Tissera, 2016). En contraposición, en algunos contextos arqueológicos ubicados en estos valles e identificados como espacios residenciales del tardío, se han documentado adornos corporales efectuados en huesos de cóndor u otros catártidos (Rivero, 2015;Buc et al, 2016;Medina y Pastor, 2021).…”

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Cóndores en el repertorio rupestre de Cerro Colorado (Sierras del Norte, Córdoba). Análisis de su rol en el contexto social del Período Prehispánico Tardío (ca. 1200 – 450 AP)

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Gordillo

2022

Rev. Mus. Antrop.

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El repertorio rupestre de Cerro Colorado presenta determinados motivos que le otorgan especificidad a la localidad arqueológica ubicada en las Sierras del Norte (Córdoba, Argentina). Uno de estos es el cóndor andino (Vultur gryphus), particular no solo porque no se registra en otros paisajes rupestres de la región de Sierras Centrales, sino también porque esta ave no cuenta con dormideros permanentes ni áreas de anidación en la localidad de Cerro Colorado y su presencia es solo ocasional. Para poder analizar esta materialidad en el repertorio rupestre proponemos una metodología de análisis que incluye rasgos morfológicos de cóndores y otros catártidos (v.gr. cabeza, cuello, cresta, alas, cola, patas) que se complementan con otras variables vinculadas con la resolución de cada representación (v.gr. diseño, color, relación con otros motivos, tamaño). Los datos obtenidos por la conjunción de estas dos líneas nos permiten indagar en la comprensión de la inclusión del cóndor durante el Período Prehispánico Tardío, como un rasgo que refuerza los lazos de pertenencia e identidad por medio de la vinculación al paisaje local en un marco de tensión social creciente.

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Bone Tools at the Late Pre-Hispanic Site Boyo Paso 2 (Sierras of Córdoba, Argentina)

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Artefactos en piedras bezoares y su rol simbólico en el Período Prehispánico Tardío (Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina)

Artefactos en piedras bezoares y su rol simbólico en el Período Prehispánico Tardío (Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina)

Bone spearheads from the Late Prehispanic Period of Sierras of Cordoba (Argentina)

Cóndores en el repertorio rupestre de Cerro Colorado (Sierras del Norte, Córdoba). Análisis de su rol en el contexto social del Período Prehispánico Tardío (ca. 1200 – 450 AP)

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