Reconstrucción gráfica de las formas cerámicas del sitio arqueológico RS- TQ-141, Cruzeiro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: enfoques preliminares
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Instituto de Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Este artículo presenta los resultados parciales del análisis de fragmentos de la cerámica recuperada en el sitio arqueológico RS-TQ-141, ubicado en el municipio de Cruzeiro do Sul, en el Estado brasileño de Rio Grande do Sul. Se tiene por objetivo presentar la reconstrucción gráfica de las formas de los recipientes a partir de los fragmentos de borde de vasijas guaraníes encontradas en la primera etapa de excavación del sitio. Mediante el empleo de analogías etnohistóricas, se pretende reconstruir las formas y atribuir las funcionalidades de las vasijas según los criterios interpretativos establecidos a fines de la década de 1980 y comienzos de la década de 1990 para este tipo de hallazgo. En base a este abordaje se busca evaluar la diversidad de recipientes utilizados durante la ocupación del sitio, al tiempo que se busca establecer la funcionalidad del mismo y los potenciales alimentos y bebidas consumidos por sus ocupantes. Aunque la región tiene sitios datados para el período de contacto con los europeos (siglo XV de la era cristiana), la propuesta de la investigación es emplear un enfoque que traza vínculos con otros sitios de la región y así establecer parámetros comparativos con los otros contextos que fueran investigados sistemáticamente.
In this paper we present the preliminary results of the analysis of ceramic fragments from the archaeological site RS-TQ-141, located in Cruzeiro do Sul town, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. We present a graphic reconstruction of the shapes of Guarani ceramic vessels found during the initial excavation at the site. We use ethnohistorical analogies to reconstruct the forms of the vessels and to understand their functions according to the interpretative criteria established at the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. Using this approach, we intended to assess the diversity of the containers used during the site occupation, the possible foods and beverages consumed, and to propose the functionality of the site. Although the sites in the region are dated to the European contact (15th century of the Christian era), we propose a comparative approach including other sites in the region, and we suggest comparative parameters with other sites with systematic investigations.
In this paper we present the preliminary results of the analysis of ceramic fragments from the archaeological site RS-TQ-141, located in Cruzeiro do Sul town, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. We present a graphic reconstruction of the shapes of Guarani ceramic vessels found during the initial excavation at the site. We use ethnohistorical analogies to reconstruct the forms of the vessels and to understand their functions according to the interpretative criteria established at the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. Using this approach, we intended to assess the diversity of the containers used during the site occupation, the possible foods and beverages consumed, and to propose the functionality of the site. Although the sites in the region are dated to the European contact (15th century of the Christian era), we propose a comparative approach including other sites in the region, and we suggest comparative parameters with other sites with systematic investigations.
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Guaraní archaeology, Pottery, Form reconstruction, Arqueología guaraní, Cerámica, Reconstrucción de formas