Abstract

MORITAN, Victoria Coll  and  CANTARELLI, Violeta. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL RECORD: FOUR STUDY CASES IN CENTER-WEST SANTA MARÍA VALLEY (CATAMARCA - TUCUMÁN, ARGENTINE). Comechingonia [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.3, pp.1-10. ISSN 1851-0027.

This work addresses the problem of the analysis and characterization of the architectural record of archaeological sites located in the center-west of the Santa María valley, inhabited between the end of the Formative period (650 - 900 AD, Colalao phase sensu Scattolin 2007), and the end of the Late Intermediate period (900 - 1450 AD). Based on bibliographic information and field data, a formal description of the architectural record was made in order to characterize and compare the construction techniques used in four functionally different sites. As a result, a lexicon of construction techniques and elements was developed, applicable both to sites in the Santa María valley, and other areas of the Argentine Northwest. Likewise, differences were identified between construction techniques attributable, in some cases, to the use of different techniques over time and, in others, to different cultural choices. Similarities oriented towards a standardization of construction techniques in the Santa María valley could be established since at least the end of the Formative period.

Keywords : architectural record; Formative period; Late Intermediate period; Argentine Northwest.

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