Abstract

PETRUCCI, Natalia Silvana. Spatial organization of the grinding at the Rincón Chico 1 archaeological site (Catamarca, Argentina). Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2016, vol.9, n.2, pp.7-16. ISSN 1852-060X.

Rincón Chico 1 has been defined as a cluster village, located in the Yocavil or Santa Maria valley. Despite the fact that this area has been the focus of several investigations, a complete picture of the grinding tools is missing. The study of this type of device in relation to its spatial situation lies not only in that it makes possible to contextualize them, but also in that it would show possible relationships established considering labor organization. That is why the aim of this paper is to analyze the dynamics associated with grinding at the Rincón Chico 1 archaeological site, taking into account the morphological features and the spatial location of the grinding tools. Measures of depth and diameter of the mouth were taken altogether with the associations between mortars and structures. In 5 sectors of the site a total of 19 mortars (7 simple, both stationary and mobile) and 12 multiple immobile, which showed different types of association with structures, were recorded. The results show that the communal organization of grinding prevails regarding to individual organization, and that there is a sectorization characterized by the location or the access to milling devices.

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