Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail

The tiny Homalopoma snail inhabits the Pacific Ocean in the Fuegian channels and Chilean fjords south of Chiloé Island. However, in the archaeological record they have been recovered as perforated artefacts in areas far removed from their area of provenance, mainly in the north-western sector of Arg...

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Autores principales: Gordillo, Sandra, Hajduk, Adam
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2022
Materias:
Archaeomalacology
Mrine shells
Transcordilleran circulation
Prestigious goods
Arqueomalacología
Conchas marinas
Circulación transcordillerana
Bienes suntuarios
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/36449
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Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R319-article-364492023-03-20T18:40:45Z Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail Bienes suntuarios transcordilleranos en Patagonia Argentina. El caso del caracol marino Homalopoma Bens suntuários transcordilheira na Patagônia Argentina. O caso do caramujo marinho Homalopoma Gordillo, Sandra Hajduk, Adam Archaeomalacology Mrine shells Transcordilleran circulation Prestigious goods Arqueomalacología Conchas marinas Circulación transcordillerana Bienes suntuarios The tiny Homalopoma snail inhabits the Pacific Ocean in the Fuegian channels and Chilean fjords south of Chiloé Island. However, in the archaeological record they have been recovered as perforated artefacts in areas far removed from their area of provenance, mainly in the north-western sector of Argentine Patagonia. In this contribution, based on the analysis of materials and bibliography, we analyse their record in 12 archaeological sites that together cover a wide time range that exceeds 5,000 years. Information is provided on the contexts in which they were found and probable routes of circulation, and other aspects related to manufacturing techniques and colour as a differential attribute are discussed. It is concluded that these artefacts would have been of selective consumption and are interpreted as prestige ornaments for the human groups that inhabited the area where they circulated. El diminuto caracol Homalopoma habita en el océano Pacífico en los canales fueguinos y fiordos chilenos al sur de la isla Chiloé. Sin embargo, en el registro arqueológico se ha recuperado como artefactos perforados en áreas muy distantes a su área de procedencia, principalmente en el sector noroeste de la Patagonia argentina. En esta contribución, y a partir del análisis de materiales y bibliográfico, se analiza su registro en 12 sitios arqueológicos que abarcan en su conjunto un amplio rango temporal que supera los 5000 años. Se brinda información sobre los contextos de hallazgo y probables rutas de circulación y se discute sobre otros aspectos vinculados a las técnicas de manufactura y el color como atributo diferencial. Se concluye que estos artefactos habrían sido de consumo selectivo y se interpretan como adornos de prestigio para los grupos humanos que habitaban dentro del área donde circuló. O pequeno caracol Homalopoma habita o Oceano Pacífico nos canais Fuegian e nos fiordes chilenos ao sul da Ilha de Chiloé. No entanto, no registro arqueológico foi recuperado como artefatos perfurados em áreas muito distantes de sua área de origem, principalmente no setor noroeste da Patagônia argentina. Nesta contribuição, com base na análise de materiais e bibliografia, analisamos seu registro em 12 sítios arqueológicos que juntos cobrem uma ampla faixa de tempo que ultrapassa 5000 anos. São fornecidas informações sobre os contextos em que foram encontrados e as prováveis rotas de circulação, e são discutidos outros aspectos relacionados às técnicas de fabricação e à cor como um atributo diferencial. Conclui-se que estes artefatos teriam sido de consumo seletivo e são interpretados como ornamentos de prestígio para os grupos humanos que viviam na área em que circulavam. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2022-08-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text texto application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/36449 10.37603/2250.7728.v26.n3.36449 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 26 No. 3 (2022): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 129 - 150 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 26 Núm. 3 (2022): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 129 - 150 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 26 n. 3 (2022): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 129 - 150 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v26.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/36449/38530 Derechos de autor 2020 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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topic Archaeomalacology
Mrine shells
Transcordilleran circulation
Prestigious goods
Arqueomalacología
Conchas marinas
Circulación transcordillerana
Bienes suntuarios
spellingShingle Archaeomalacology
Mrine shells
Transcordilleran circulation
Prestigious goods
Arqueomalacología
Conchas marinas
Circulación transcordillerana
Bienes suntuarios
Gordillo, Sandra
Hajduk, Adam
Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail
topic_facet Archaeomalacology
Mrine shells
Transcordilleran circulation
Prestigious goods
Arqueomalacología
Conchas marinas
Circulación transcordillerana
Bienes suntuarios
author Gordillo, Sandra
Hajduk, Adam
author_facet Gordillo, Sandra
Hajduk, Adam
author_sort Gordillo, Sandra
title Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail
title_short Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail
title_full Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail
title_fullStr Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail
title_full_unstemmed Transcordilleran sumptuary goods in Argentinian Patagonia. The case of the Homalopoma marine snail
title_sort transcordilleran sumptuary goods in argentinian patagonia. the case of the homalopoma marine snail
description The tiny Homalopoma snail inhabits the Pacific Ocean in the Fuegian channels and Chilean fjords south of Chiloé Island. However, in the archaeological record they have been recovered as perforated artefacts in areas far removed from their area of provenance, mainly in the north-western sector of Argentine Patagonia. In this contribution, based on the analysis of materials and bibliography, we analyse their record in 12 archaeological sites that together cover a wide time range that exceeds 5,000 years. Information is provided on the contexts in which they were found and probable routes of circulation, and other aspects related to manufacturing techniques and colour as a differential attribute are discussed. It is concluded that these artefacts would have been of selective consumption and are interpreted as prestige ornaments for the human groups that inhabited the area where they circulated.
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
publishDate 2022
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/36449
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