El Hombre Fósil de Miramar
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Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad
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En este trabajo se abordan los descubrimientos ocurridos durante las
investigaciones arqueológicas en la localidad de Miramar en la costa
atlántica de la Provincia de Buenos Aires durante las primeras décadas del
siglo XX. Se analizan los hallazgos arqueológicos, sobre la base de la
lectura de las publicaciones científicas, de documentos de archivo y a la
consulta de los periódicos de la época. A partir de los descubrimientos
arqueológicos de Florentino Ameghino, la costa bonaerense se constituyó en
un punto de interés, relacionado con el establecimiento de la antigüedad de
la ocupación humana. Luego, se intensificaron las investigaciones en
Miramar en un ambiente de fuertes polémicas, que incluyeron desde la
defensa de la presencia humana en épocas terciarias al íntegro rechazo de
los materiales por sospechas de fraude. Las expediciones a Miramar fueron
objeto de numerosas notas periodísticas. De esta forma el lector tomaba
conocimiento de los descubrimientos que se efectuaban en el territorio
argentino. Paralelamente al debate académico, existió otro ámbito público
de discusión a través de los medios de comunicación. En estos artículos el
tema del Hombre Fósil era alineado en los carriles de la cuestión nacional
que ligaba la interpretación del pasado con los movimientos nacionalistas
de ese momento.
In this paper, the discoveries that took place during archaeological investigations near the town of Miramar on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province during the first decades of the twentieth century are examined. These archaeological discoveries are analyzed based on the reading of the scientific publications, documents and the consultation of contemporary newspapers. Beginning with the archaeological discoveries of Florentino Ameghino, the coast of Buenos Aires became of interest in relation to the establishment of the early human occupation. Subsequently, investigations at Miramar intensified in an atmosphere of strong polemic, which ranged from the defense of a human presence in tertiary periods to the complete rejection of the fossil finds on the grounds that they were frauds and forgeries. The expeditions to Miramar were the subjects of numerous newspaper articles. As such, readers were made aware of the discoveries that were made in Argentinean territory. Paralleling the academic side of the debate, an environment for public discussion existed through the popular media and literature. In such reports, the ‘fossil man’ topic was aligned along national lines, tying the interpretation of the past with the contemporary nationalist movement.
Fil: Bonomo, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina.
In this paper, the discoveries that took place during archaeological investigations near the town of Miramar on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province during the first decades of the twentieth century are examined. These archaeological discoveries are analyzed based on the reading of the scientific publications, documents and the consultation of contemporary newspapers. Beginning with the archaeological discoveries of Florentino Ameghino, the coast of Buenos Aires became of interest in relation to the establishment of the early human occupation. Subsequently, investigations at Miramar intensified in an atmosphere of strong polemic, which ranged from the defense of a human presence in tertiary periods to the complete rejection of the fossil finds on the grounds that they were frauds and forgeries. The expeditions to Miramar were the subjects of numerous newspaper articles. As such, readers were made aware of the discoveries that were made in Argentinean territory. Paralleling the academic side of the debate, an environment for public discussion existed through the popular media and literature. In such reports, the ‘fossil man’ topic was aligned along national lines, tying the interpretation of the past with the contemporary nationalist movement.
Fil: Bonomo, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina.
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Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Siglo XX-Primera mitad, Hallazgos arqueológicos, Arqueología, Investigación arqueológica, Hombre fósil