Abstract

RAMUNDO, Paola Silvia. Eduardo Casanova: His Theories And Archaeological Methods For The Study Of The North Sector Of Quebrada De Humahuaca. Relaciones [online]. 2021, vol.46, n.1, pp.21-40. ISSN 0325-2221.

The theories and methods used by Eduardo Casanova in his field work in the northern sector of the Humahuaca Gorge (between Angosto de Perchel and the source of the Humahuaca Gorge, Jujuy) are analyzed. These surveys took place in the 1930s and encompassed the following sites: Pukara de La Cueva, Pukara Morado, Pueblo Viejo del Morado, Pueblo Viejo de La Cueva, Coc- taca, Pukara de Humahuaca, and Pukara de Calete. The author’s vision regarding the existence of a culturally uniform “Humahuaca Culture” is reflected on what hepublished on these sites; I argue that this interpretationpersisted foryears in other researchers of the same area. In addition, by analyzing these productions we can evaluate the archaeo-anthropological methodologies and techniques used then. The aspects under discussion and analysis represent another contribution to the study of the development of the history of archeology in the Argentine Northwest.

Keywords : Casanova; history of archeology; theory; method; Humahuaca Gorge.

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