Abstract

SPROVIERI, Marina  and  BARBICH, Santiago. NEW OLD TIMES: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHRONOLOGY OF EL CHURCAL (CALCHAQUÍ VALLEY, SALTA). Relaciones [online]. 2023, vol.48, suppl.1, pp.9-10. ISSN 0325-2221.  http://dx.doi.org/10.24215/18521479e047.

This work aims to evaluate the chronology of the conglomerate settlement of El Churcal (Calchaquí Valley, Salta), based on information provided by new radiocarbon dating conducted on samples from recent stratigraphic excavations. In addition, two previous dates of the site have been recalibrated and contextualized, and existing data on the chronology of other settlements in the region and in Northwest Argentina have been considered.

Based on the new radiocarbon information, we can maintain that the occupation of El Churcal reached later dates than originally proposed, some of which overlap with the time limits currently proposed for the beginning of the Inka advance in the area. This suggests the possibility that El Churcal was occupied at the beginning of this process, which is significant for reflecting on the role of the large conglomerate settlements in the later process of regional occupation and Inka annexation.

Keywords : conglomerate settlement; radiocarbon dating ,late occupation; inka advance; Northwest Argentina.

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