Abstract

CAROSIO, Sebastián. CERAMIC MANUFACTURING PRACTICES IN WESTERN LA RIOJA DURING THE LATE PERIOD (C. XIII-XVII CENTURIES AD). CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES ON THE STYLE SANAGASTA/ANGUALASTO FROM TAMBERÍA DE GUANDACOL.. Comechingonia [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.1, pp.1-10. ISSN 1851-0027.

It is presented the results obtained from the petrographic analysis of pottery thin sections of the Sanagasta/Angualasto style of Tambería of Guandacol site, located at the west of La Rioja province, and temporalize at the Late Period (c. XIII-XVII centuries AD).  Based on previous studies, it seeks to advance in the compositional aspects of ceramic pastes and their relationship with the local geology, and in the recognition of technological choices within the manufacturing practices deployed by the potters. The results obtained allowed to identify a positive correspondence between the raw materials used by potters with the regional geology, and a relative technological homogeneity in the ceramic assemblages that are interpreted as the existence of a rooted manufacturing tradition over a long period, configured by usual instruction patterns, the goods circulation and the maintenance of regional links. In addition, technological characteristics were identified that are understood as distinct elections followed by the potters within a production system with multiple agents and manufacturing centres in the area.

Keywords : technology, pottery, Northwest Argentina, pre-Hispanic era.

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