Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna

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Babot, Maria del Pilar; Hocsman, Salomón; Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana
Año de publicación
2013
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Lithic artifacts that belong to hunter-gatherer occupations from the Quebrada Seca 3 site during the Middle Holocene of the Southern Puna of Argentina, dating to ca. 4800e5900 cal BP are analyzed. These tools have been defined as stemmed projectile points whose blades were intensively maintained, resulting in asymmetric shapes. However, they have also been defined as knives because of their morphology when discarded. To establish a more complete version of the life history of these artifacts, from projectile points to knives, a research design was developed that includes several analytical microscopic and compositional techniques to identify the uses that were preserved over time. Information obtained through microwear analysis and the study of microscopic residues -microfossils and chemical residues e on the blades and stems indicates that these artifacts were used in several functions, with a first use as projectile points and a final use as knives in generalized plant and animal processing. The plant material processed includes roasted or dehydrated tuberous/roots. The tools were also used to cut animal skin, flesh and/or bone. Evidence for hafting to foreshafts or handles and for the use of adhesives was also found. The use-traces and life history results were mutually consistent. This contributed to the discussion of artifact life history and resource processing by the Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers of the South Central Andes.
Fil: Babot, Maria del Pilar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina
Fil: Hocsman, Salomón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina
Fil: Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades. Museo de Antropologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Projectile Point
Southern Argentine Puna
Middle Holocene
Stone Tool Life History
Microfossil
Microwear Analysis
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spelling Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern PunaBabot, Maria del PilarHocsman, SalomónCattaneo, Gabriela RoxanaProjectile PointSouthern Argentine PunaMiddle HoloceneStone Tool Life HistoryMicrofossilMicrowear Analysishttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6Lithic artifacts that belong to hunter-gatherer occupations from the Quebrada Seca 3 site during the Middle Holocene of the Southern Puna of Argentina, dating to ca. 4800e5900 cal BP are analyzed. These tools have been defined as stemmed projectile points whose blades were intensively maintained, resulting in asymmetric shapes. However, they have also been defined as knives because of their morphology when discarded. To establish a more complete version of the life history of these artifacts, from projectile points to knives, a research design was developed that includes several analytical microscopic and compositional techniques to identify the uses that were preserved over time. Information obtained through microwear analysis and the study of microscopic residues -microfossils and chemical residues e on the blades and stems indicates that these artifacts were used in several functions, with a first use as projectile points and a final use as knives in generalized plant and animal processing. The plant material processed includes roasted or dehydrated tuberous/roots. The tools were also used to cut animal skin, flesh and/or bone. Evidence for hafting to foreshafts or handles and for the use of adhesives was also found. The use-traces and life history results were mutually consistent. This contributed to the discussion of artifact life history and resource processing by the Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers of the South Central Andes.Fil: Babot, Maria del Pilar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; ArgentinaFil: Hocsman, Salomón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; ArgentinaFil: Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades. Museo de Antropologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaElsevier2013-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/10988Babot, Maria del Pilar; Hocsman, Salomón; Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana; Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna; Elsevier; Quaternary International; 287; 2-2013; 3-191040-6182enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.02.048info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618212001292info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:42:35Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/10988instacron: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:34982025-10-15 14:42:35.87CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
title Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
spellingShingle Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
Babot, Maria del Pilar
Projectile Point
Southern Argentine Puna
Middle Holocene
Stone Tool Life History
Microfossil
Microwear Analysis
title_short Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
title_full Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
title_fullStr Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
title_sort Assessing the life history of projectile points/knives from the Middle Holocene of Argentina’s Southern Puna
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Babot, Maria del Pilar
Hocsman, Salomón
Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana
author Babot, Maria del Pilar
author_facet Babot, Maria del Pilar
Hocsman, Salomón
Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana
author_role author
author2 Hocsman, Salomón
Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Projectile Point
Southern Argentine Puna
Middle Holocene
Stone Tool Life History
Microfossil
Microwear Analysis
topic Projectile Point
Southern Argentine Puna
Middle Holocene
Stone Tool Life History
Microfossil
Microwear Analysis
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Lithic artifacts that belong to hunter-gatherer occupations from the Quebrada Seca 3 site during the Middle Holocene of the Southern Puna of Argentina, dating to ca. 4800e5900 cal BP are analyzed. These tools have been defined as stemmed projectile points whose blades were intensively maintained, resulting in asymmetric shapes. However, they have also been defined as knives because of their morphology when discarded. To establish a more complete version of the life history of these artifacts, from projectile points to knives, a research design was developed that includes several analytical microscopic and compositional techniques to identify the uses that were preserved over time. Information obtained through microwear analysis and the study of microscopic residues -microfossils and chemical residues e on the blades and stems indicates that these artifacts were used in several functions, with a first use as projectile points and a final use as knives in generalized plant and animal processing. The plant material processed includes roasted or dehydrated tuberous/roots. The tools were also used to cut animal skin, flesh and/or bone. Evidence for hafting to foreshafts or handles and for the use of adhesives was also found. The use-traces and life history results were mutually consistent. This contributed to the discussion of artifact life history and resource processing by the Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers of the South Central Andes.
Fil: Babot, Maria del Pilar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina
Fil: Hocsman, Salomón. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina
Fil: Cattaneo, Gabriela Roxana. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades. Museo de Antropologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Lithic artifacts that belong to hunter-gatherer occupations from the Quebrada Seca 3 site during the Middle Holocene of the Southern Puna of Argentina, dating to ca. 4800e5900 cal BP are analyzed. These tools have been defined as stemmed projectile points whose blades were intensively maintained, resulting in asymmetric shapes. However, they have also been defined as knives because of their morphology when discarded. To establish a more complete version of the life history of these artifacts, from projectile points to knives, a research design was developed that includes several analytical microscopic and compositional techniques to identify the uses that were preserved over time. Information obtained through microwear analysis and the study of microscopic residues -microfossils and chemical residues e on the blades and stems indicates that these artifacts were used in several functions, with a first use as projectile points and a final use as knives in generalized plant and animal processing. The plant material processed includes roasted or dehydrated tuberous/roots. The tools were also used to cut animal skin, flesh and/or bone. Evidence for hafting to foreshafts or handles and for the use of adhesives was also found. The use-traces and life history results were mutually consistent. This contributed to the discussion of artifact life history and resource processing by the Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers of the South Central Andes.
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