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El uso de las plantas en unidades domésticas del sitioarqueológico Punta de la Peña 4, Puna Meridional Argentina

Authors: Rodríguez, María F.; Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E.; Aschero, Carlos Alberto;

El uso de las plantas en unidades domésticas del sitioarqueológico Punta de la Peña 4, Puna Meridional Argentina

Abstract

The use of vegetable resources –both native and cultivated– in the prehistoric past were analyzed from botanical remnants recovered at the archaeological site of Punta de la Peña 4, layer 3, dated to ca. 760-560 B.P. The site is located near the village of Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca, Argentina (26° 11' 16'’ S and 67° 20' 51.3'’ W) at an altitude of‘3,650 m. It is part of the Southern Argentinean Puna (basin in the higher Andes) and due to environmental characteristics and human behavior patterns, it is regarded as part of the Salty Puna. Besides identifying specific plant species from the site, the authors discuss possible uses of these species considering the recovered context at the archaeological site and ethnobotanical information. Also an evaluation was made of the relative importance of cultivated plant species for the domestic economy. The comparative anatomical and morphological analyses of present day and archaeological plants allowed for the identification of the latter. Seeds and fruit of cultivated species of the genera Chenopodium, Phaseolus and Zea as well as the remains of native grasses, such as Deyeuxia and other herbaceous plant species, were identified. This is the first discovery of cultigens (macroremains) in the area, and the relationship between these and native species in layer 3 is interesting

El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar el uso de los recursos vegetales ?silvestres y cultivados? en el pasado prehistórico. Se estudiaron los restos vegetales recuperados en la capa 3, ca. 760-560 a.p., del sitio Punta de la Peña 4, ubicado en la localidad de Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca, Argentina ?26°11?16?? S y 67°20?51.3?? W? a una altura de 3.650 msm. Esta localidad pertenece a la Puna Meridional y, de acuerdo con las características ambientales y los patrones de comportamiento humano, se integra a la Puna Salada. Los objetivos específicos fueron identificar las especies vegetales halladas; discutir el posible uso de las mismas teniendo en cuenta el contexto de recuperación y la información etnobotánica, y evaluar la importancia relativa de las especies cultivadas dentro de la economía doméstica. La identificación del material arqueológico se realizó por comparación anatómica y morfológica a partir de material actual. Se identificaron semillas y frutos de especies cultivadas de los géneros Chenopodium, Phaseolus y Zea, restos de gramíneas silvestres del género Deyeuxia acompañadas por otras especies herbáceas.Este es el primer hallazgo de cultivos (macrovestigios) en el área y es interesante destacar su asociación con especies silvestres en la capa 3 del sitio.

Fil: Aschero, Carlos Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina

Fil: Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion; Argentina

Fil: Rodríguez, María F.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion; Argentina

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Phaseolus, Chenopodium, paleoambiente, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1, Deyeuxia, Registro arqueobotánico, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6, Zea, Recursos vegetales, Puna Argentina

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