Abstract

GASPAROTTI, Leticia Inés. Pottery technology during the late period in antofagasta de la sierra (prov. Catamarca). A view through Chaine operatoire. Cuad. Fac. Humanid. Cienc. Soc., Univ. Nac. Jujuy [online]. 2015, n.48, pp.127-142. ISSN 1668-8104.

This paper aims to provide new evidence about the pottery production during the Late Period (ca. 1000-1450 AD) in Antofagasta de la Sierra (Province of Catamarca). It addresses this problem through materials coming from places that until recently were not considered relevant to the discussions, it seeks to contribute to understanding the processes occurring during this period of more finished form. This problem is addressed through materials from places that until recently were not considered relevant to the discussions, with the objective to contribute to understanding the processes that occurred during this period.             Along this work, the pottery technology is considered as a phenomenon of socialized and daily practices of individuals or groups, and therefore, a part of the social dimension, relationships and dynamics, can be apprehended from the technological choices performed by each potter in the manufacturing process.             Through the case of Corral Alto (Miriguaca river gorge), It was sought to investigate the practices involved in the pottery production, embedded within the socio-political context that conditioned, and explore forms of social organization at micro-regional scale

Keywords : Antofagasta de la Sierra; Late Period; Potterytechnology.