Tecnología lítica del sitio Quebrada Norte 7 (qn7) en Cerro Colorado (norte de Córdoba) durante el período prehispánico tardío (ca. 1550-400 Ap.)

Abstract

Quebrada Norte 7 is the first openair
site identified in the Sierras del
Norte corresponding to the Late
Pre-Hispanic Period (ca.1550-400
A.D.). Our work aims to contribute
to the knowledge of social practices
from the analysis of the domestic
context of lithic materiality. Lithic
technology is a total social phenomenon,
which actively intervenes
in the daily practices of groups. In
this way, a series of technological
choices related to socially and historically
situated know-how are put
into practice. Preliminary analyses
indicate the later stages of artifact production, this implies that there
was an articulation between the
quarries, where the first stages of
confection were carried out, and
the residential site. In general, the
artifacts were made from local raw
materials and there is no differentiation
between the raw materials used
(quartz, silica, and quartzite) and
the instruments. Therefore, we do
not identify a differential exploitation
of raw materials. The analysis
carried out on lithic assemblage
allows us to suggest that it actively
participated significantly in social
reproduction such as hunting, processing
food, manufacturing artifacts,
etc. Therefore, the presence of
lithic material at the QN7 site accounts
for a production integrated
into the daily life of the practices.