Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope

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Korstanje, María Alejandra; Burgos, Mónica Gabriela; Taboada, Constanza
Año de publicación
2018
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Multiple microfossil analysis (Coil et al.,2003) has generated important results in the study of archaeological soils and sediments, especially to study agricultural and livestock contexts. Successively, the use of this method to study domestic context and artifacts has also proved its effectiveness (Korstanje 2014). In recent years, smoking artifacts also showed positive results, although given the small amount of sediment obtainable it was a challenge one but not the only route taken by experts (Belmar et al. 2016, Martin Silva et al.,2016). However, all former positive cases came directly from archaeological contexts (excavation). In this occasion we present the first results of the recovery and determination of phytoliths and other microfossils from archaeological pipes exhibited as a collection from Sequia Vieja site, at the Museum of Anthropological and Natural Sciences "Emilio and Duncan Wagner" (Santiago del Estero, Argentina). They were recovered in nonsystematic excavations carried out in the 1940s, and deposited in glass cases in recent years. Although the recovery and conservation situations were not the desired, it was quite important to understand their use as possible smoking pipes since the site is being revisited at present for their importance in exchange and smoking routes (Taboada 2014), and for moment none was recovered in recent excavations. Based on this problem, multiple microfossil analysis was carried out in the pipes to determine a) the substances smoked; b) the potential diversity represented in the consumption, and c) the definition of whether they are local species or not. Comparisons were made with modern collection of plants considered to be part of the known regional prehispanic and current rural smoking complex. The results show that the methodology of multiple microfossil analysis can also be used safely within a collection context, since it allows to distinguish families of plants from the general smoking complex through contextual analysis. Despite this, it does not offer security for the identification of new local species, which require more controlled identifications, as they are still complete unknown.
Fil: Korstanje, María Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Burgos, Mónica Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Taboada, Constanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
11th International Meeting on Phytolith Research
Wuhan
China
International Phytolith Society;
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Phytoltihs
Archaeological collections
santiago del estero
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spelling Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscopeKorstanje, María AlejandraBurgos, Mónica GabrielaTaboada, ConstanzaPhytoltihsArchaeological collectionssantiago del esterohttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6Multiple microfossil analysis (Coil et al.,2003) has generated important results in the study of archaeological soils and sediments, especially to study agricultural and livestock contexts. Successively, the use of this method to study domestic context and artifacts has also proved its effectiveness (Korstanje 2014). In recent years, smoking artifacts also showed positive results, although given the small amount of sediment obtainable it was a challenge one but not the only route taken by experts (Belmar et al. 2016, Martin Silva et al.,2016). However, all former positive cases came directly from archaeological contexts (excavation). In this occasion we present the first results of the recovery and determination of phytoliths and other microfossils from archaeological pipes exhibited as a collection from Sequia Vieja site, at the Museum of Anthropological and Natural Sciences "Emilio and Duncan Wagner" (Santiago del Estero, Argentina). They were recovered in nonsystematic excavations carried out in the 1940s, and deposited in glass cases in recent years. Although the recovery and conservation situations were not the desired, it was quite important to understand their use as possible smoking pipes since the site is being revisited at present for their importance in exchange and smoking routes (Taboada 2014), and for moment none was recovered in recent excavations. Based on this problem, multiple microfossil analysis was carried out in the pipes to determine a) the substances smoked; b) the potential diversity represented in the consumption, and c) the definition of whether they are local species or not. Comparisons were made with modern collection of plants considered to be part of the known regional prehispanic and current rural smoking complex. The results show that the methodology of multiple microfossil analysis can also be used safely within a collection context, since it allows to distinguish families of plants from the general smoking complex through contextual analysis. Despite this, it does not offer security for the identification of new local species, which require more controlled identifications, as they are still complete unknown.Fil: Korstanje, María Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Burgos, Mónica Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Taboada, Constanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina11th International Meeting on Phytolith ResearchWuhanChinaInternational Phytolith Society;International Phytolith Society2018info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectReuniónBookhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794info:ar-repo/semantics/documentoDeConferenciaapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/263649Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope; 11th International Meeting on Phytolith Research; Wuhan; China; 2018; 51-51CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://phytoliths.org/international-meetings-on-phytolith-research/Internacionalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:59:04Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/263649instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:59:05.158CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
title Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
spellingShingle Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
Korstanje, María Alejandra
Phytoltihs
Archaeological collections
santiago del estero
title_short Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
title_full Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
title_fullStr Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
title_full_unstemmed Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
title_sort Phytoliths and other microfossils in archaeological smoking artifacts from Santiago del Estero?s plains (Argentina): Museum collections under the microscope
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Korstanje, María Alejandra
Burgos, Mónica Gabriela
Taboada, Constanza
author Korstanje, María Alejandra
author_facet Korstanje, María Alejandra
Burgos, Mónica Gabriela
Taboada, Constanza
author_role author
author2 Burgos, Mónica Gabriela
Taboada, Constanza
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Phytoltihs
Archaeological collections
santiago del estero
topic Phytoltihs
Archaeological collections
santiago del estero
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Multiple microfossil analysis (Coil et al.,2003) has generated important results in the study of archaeological soils and sediments, especially to study agricultural and livestock contexts. Successively, the use of this method to study domestic context and artifacts has also proved its effectiveness (Korstanje 2014). In recent years, smoking artifacts also showed positive results, although given the small amount of sediment obtainable it was a challenge one but not the only route taken by experts (Belmar et al. 2016, Martin Silva et al.,2016). However, all former positive cases came directly from archaeological contexts (excavation). In this occasion we present the first results of the recovery and determination of phytoliths and other microfossils from archaeological pipes exhibited as a collection from Sequia Vieja site, at the Museum of Anthropological and Natural Sciences "Emilio and Duncan Wagner" (Santiago del Estero, Argentina). They were recovered in nonsystematic excavations carried out in the 1940s, and deposited in glass cases in recent years. Although the recovery and conservation situations were not the desired, it was quite important to understand their use as possible smoking pipes since the site is being revisited at present for their importance in exchange and smoking routes (Taboada 2014), and for moment none was recovered in recent excavations. Based on this problem, multiple microfossil analysis was carried out in the pipes to determine a) the substances smoked; b) the potential diversity represented in the consumption, and c) the definition of whether they are local species or not. Comparisons were made with modern collection of plants considered to be part of the known regional prehispanic and current rural smoking complex. The results show that the methodology of multiple microfossil analysis can also be used safely within a collection context, since it allows to distinguish families of plants from the general smoking complex through contextual analysis. Despite this, it does not offer security for the identification of new local species, which require more controlled identifications, as they are still complete unknown.
Fil: Korstanje, María Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Burgos, Mónica Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Taboada, Constanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina
11th International Meeting on Phytolith Research
Wuhan
China
International Phytolith Society;
description Multiple microfossil analysis (Coil et al.,2003) has generated important results in the study of archaeological soils and sediments, especially to study agricultural and livestock contexts. Successively, the use of this method to study domestic context and artifacts has also proved its effectiveness (Korstanje 2014). In recent years, smoking artifacts also showed positive results, although given the small amount of sediment obtainable it was a challenge one but not the only route taken by experts (Belmar et al. 2016, Martin Silva et al.,2016). However, all former positive cases came directly from archaeological contexts (excavation). In this occasion we present the first results of the recovery and determination of phytoliths and other microfossils from archaeological pipes exhibited as a collection from Sequia Vieja site, at the Museum of Anthropological and Natural Sciences "Emilio and Duncan Wagner" (Santiago del Estero, Argentina). They were recovered in nonsystematic excavations carried out in the 1940s, and deposited in glass cases in recent years. Although the recovery and conservation situations were not the desired, it was quite important to understand their use as possible smoking pipes since the site is being revisited at present for their importance in exchange and smoking routes (Taboada 2014), and for moment none was recovered in recent excavations. Based on this problem, multiple microfossil analysis was carried out in the pipes to determine a) the substances smoked; b) the potential diversity represented in the consumption, and c) the definition of whether they are local species or not. Comparisons were made with modern collection of plants considered to be part of the known regional prehispanic and current rural smoking complex. The results show that the methodology of multiple microfossil analysis can also be used safely within a collection context, since it allows to distinguish families of plants from the general smoking complex through contextual analysis. Despite this, it does not offer security for the identification of new local species, which require more controlled identifications, as they are still complete unknown.
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