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- Title
A Methodological Approach to the Interpretation of Archaeological Charcoal Assemblages in Central-Western Argentina.
- Authors
Mafferra, Luis Eduardo
- Abstract
I synthesize the anthracological data from archaeological sites located north of Mendoza, in central-western Argentina, to demonstrate the potential of anthracology for studying socio-environmental relationships. My methodology includes archaeological, historical, ethnographic, and environmental data from 1200 to 100 years BP - the pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern periods. For each period, I discuss the characteristics of four interrelated factors: (1) ways of dwellings, (2) socio-environmental relationships, (3) archaeological records on firewood use, and (4) human-induced landscape modifications. My results allow the identification of problems and the generation of questions that enrich the social interpretation of the anthracological record.
- Subjects
ARGENTINA; MENDOZA (Argentina); ARCHAEOLOGICAL assemblages; CHARCOAL; ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; HUMAN-plant relationships; FUELWOOD; ETHNOLOGY
- Publication
Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024, Vol 52, Issue 1, p185
- ISSN
0300-7839
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10745-024-00490-9