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Ñawpa Pacha
Journal of the Institute of Andean Studies
Volume 34, 2014 - Issue 1
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Changes in pottery production under Inca rule in a frontier site in the Tafí Valley, Argentina: a mineralogical analysis

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Pages 61-78 | Published online: 14 May 2014
 

Abstract

In pre-Hispanic Andean societies, archaeologists have argued that the dynamic methods involved in ceramic production, in part, reflect, prevailing social and political conditions in a given time. According to this, the aim of this work is to evaluate the changes and continuities in the ceramic manufacturing pattern occurred after the Inca presence in northwest Argentina, as indicated through a comparative analysis of the ceramic pastes from four archaeological sites within Tafí valley (Tucumán province), two from the Regional Developments Period and (ca. AD 900–1480) and the Inca Period/Late Horizon (AD 1480–1530). The results indicate the persistence in the use of some local traditional techniques, while new pyroclastic components were incorporated as a separate and distinctive feature of the Inca period with a wide regional dispersion.

En las sociedades prehispánicas del área andina meridional, la producción alfarera–al igual que el resto de las esferas productivas—habría sido un reflejo de las condiciones sociales y políticas imperantes en un momento dado. Conforme a esto, el objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar los cambios y continuidades en el patrón de manufactura cerámica sucedidos tras la presencia incaica en el territorio del Noroeste Argentino. Para ello, se propone un análisis comparativo de las pastas cerámicas de cuatro sitios dentro del Valle de Tafí (provincia de Tucumán), dos correspondientes al Período de Desarrollos Regionales (900–1480 AD) y dos correspondientes al Período Inca (1480–1530 AD). Los resultados obtenidos indican la persistencia en el uso de algunas técnicas tradicionales locales, en tanto se incorporan componentes nuevos de origen piroclástico, como una característica propia y distintiva del Período Inca con una amplia dispersión regional.

Acknowledgements

We are indebted to the anonymous reviewers that made corrections and observations on previous versions of this manuscript, and to Jerry Moore, editor of Ñawpa Pacha. This study was financed by the Secretaria de Ciencia y Técnica de Catamarca and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).

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