Abstract

BORGO, Mariángeles. PROVISIONING OF LITHIC RESOURCES IN THE RÍO QUINTO BASIN (CENTRAL-EAST OF SAN LUIS): ANALYSIS OF CORES AND TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIES. Relaciones [online]. 2022, vol.47, n.1, pp.31-40. ISSN 0325-2221.  http://dx.doi.org/10.24215/18521479e030.

Studies about the lithic supply within the Quinto river basin and some of its tributaries have allowed increasing knowledge about the availability of raw materials and the technological strategies linked to their use. In the present work we focus on the analysis of a set of cores recovered in quarries-workshops and sites of multiple activities located in different sectors of the area. The results obtained together with the distribution of the sources allowed tracing the different technological trajectories of the main recognized lithic resources. There is evidence of a wide use of two raw materials, quartz and chalcedony, of local and extra-regional origin. Their availability and linked sourcing strategies were different in each portion of the basin. Finally, a wide circulation of rocks is observed that seems to reflect the movement of human groups and the exchange with neighboring areas.

Keywords : supply strategies; cores; lithic raw materials; lithic technology; Sierras Centrales.

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