Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina

Autores
Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea; Baigorria, Jennifer; Paya, Tomás Paulo; Kalina, Matías Javier
Año de publicación
2025
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inglés
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versión publicada
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We present the progress of an experimental archaeology program focused on the production methods of technical ceramics for bronze and copper manufacturing in pre-Hispanic Northwestern Argentina. Our experimental procedure involved two phases: the fabrication of twenty briquettes with cavities (molds) and the casting of molten copper into these cavities. Our experimental design was based on the technological and functional characteristics of archaeological samples from the region. The briquettes were made using clays and non-plastic materials from the Yocavil Valley (Catamarca, Argentina) and then fired. Different proportions of clay and temper were tested, and firing conditions, shrinkage rates, and porosity levels were evaluated. The final phase consisted of a copper casting to evaluate the performance of each briquette as a small mold, analyzing how each one responded when the metal was poured. This work is part of an experimental archaeology approach aimed at gaining deeper insight into the technological knowledge applied in the production of specialized ceramics used in metallurgical contexts. By reconstructing some of the variables of manufacture in a controlled setting, we offer new perspectives on the material knowledge and practices that sustained metal production in pre-Hispanic societies of the Southern Andes.
Fil: Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Fil: Baigorria, Jennifer. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Fil: Paya, Tomás Paulo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Fil: Kalina, Matías Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Exploring Copper. Local and Global Perspectives on the study of Copper Use, Circulation and Provenance in the Pre-Columbian Southern Andes
La Plata
Argentina
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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EXPERIMENTATION
REFRACTORY CERAMICS
PRE-HISPANIC METAL WORK
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
title Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
spellingShingle Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea
ARCHAEOMETALLURGY
EXPERIMENTATION
REFRACTORY CERAMICS
PRE-HISPANIC METAL WORK
title_short Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
title_full Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
title_fullStr Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
title_sort Archaeometallurgical experimentation on technical ceramics from pre-hispanic Northwestern Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea
Baigorria, Jennifer
Paya, Tomás Paulo
Kalina, Matías Javier
author Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea
author_facet Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea
Baigorria, Jennifer
Paya, Tomás Paulo
Kalina, Matías Javier
author_role author
author2 Baigorria, Jennifer
Paya, Tomás Paulo
Kalina, Matías Javier
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Becerra, María Florencia
Angiorama, Carlos Ignacio
Figueroa, Valentina
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARCHAEOMETALLURGY
EXPERIMENTATION
REFRACTORY CERAMICS
PRE-HISPANIC METAL WORK
topic ARCHAEOMETALLURGY
EXPERIMENTATION
REFRACTORY CERAMICS
PRE-HISPANIC METAL WORK
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We present the progress of an experimental archaeology program focused on the production methods of technical ceramics for bronze and copper manufacturing in pre-Hispanic Northwestern Argentina. Our experimental procedure involved two phases: the fabrication of twenty briquettes with cavities (molds) and the casting of molten copper into these cavities. Our experimental design was based on the technological and functional characteristics of archaeological samples from the region. The briquettes were made using clays and non-plastic materials from the Yocavil Valley (Catamarca, Argentina) and then fired. Different proportions of clay and temper were tested, and firing conditions, shrinkage rates, and porosity levels were evaluated. The final phase consisted of a copper casting to evaluate the performance of each briquette as a small mold, analyzing how each one responded when the metal was poured. This work is part of an experimental archaeology approach aimed at gaining deeper insight into the technological knowledge applied in the production of specialized ceramics used in metallurgical contexts. By reconstructing some of the variables of manufacture in a controlled setting, we offer new perspectives on the material knowledge and practices that sustained metal production in pre-Hispanic societies of the Southern Andes.
Fil: Gluzman, Geraldine Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Fil: Baigorria, Jennifer. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Fil: Paya, Tomás Paulo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Fil: Kalina, Matías Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto de las Culturas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de las Culturas; Argentina
Exploring Copper. Local and Global Perspectives on the study of Copper Use, Circulation and Provenance in the Pre-Columbian Southern Andes
La Plata
Argentina
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
description We present the progress of an experimental archaeology program focused on the production methods of technical ceramics for bronze and copper manufacturing in pre-Hispanic Northwestern Argentina. Our experimental procedure involved two phases: the fabrication of twenty briquettes with cavities (molds) and the casting of molten copper into these cavities. Our experimental design was based on the technological and functional characteristics of archaeological samples from the region. The briquettes were made using clays and non-plastic materials from the Yocavil Valley (Catamarca, Argentina) and then fired. Different proportions of clay and temper were tested, and firing conditions, shrinkage rates, and porosity levels were evaluated. The final phase consisted of a copper casting to evaluate the performance of each briquette as a small mold, analyzing how each one responded when the metal was poured. This work is part of an experimental archaeology approach aimed at gaining deeper insight into the technological knowledge applied in the production of specialized ceramics used in metallurgical contexts. By reconstructing some of the variables of manufacture in a controlled setting, we offer new perspectives on the material knowledge and practices that sustained metal production in pre-Hispanic societies of the Southern Andes.
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