Resumen En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del estudio tecno-morfológico, funcional y decorativo realizado sobre el registro cerámico del sitio arqueológico Las Tejas (LT), recuperado durante las tareas de campo llevadas a cabo en 1995 y 2012. Este yacimiento fue descubierto por A. Serrano a comienzos del siglo XX y es considerado uno de los primeros sitios insulares localizados en el tramo medio del río Paraná (Coronda, Santa Fe). Su emplazamiento en el interior de la llanura aluvial, con dinámicas fluviales propias de este tipo de ambientes, otorga características específicas al registro arqueológico y a sus condiciones de preservación. En el caso de la alfarería, muestra una serie de rasgos similares a la de contextos arqueológicos Goya-Malabrigo, que refieren a formas simples -abiertas y cerradas- mayormente lisas, con incisiones de surco rítmico en algunos casos, presencia de asas, apéndices zoomorfos y alfarería gruesa. Se presenta la información obtenida con el objetivo de contribuir a las discusiones en torno a la tecnología cerámica de las poblaciones que habitaron la región del Paraná medio.

Abstract This paper presents the results of the techno-morphological, functional and decorative study carried out on the pottery record recovered in Las Tejas (LT) archaeological site during the fieldworks carried out in 1995 and 2012. This site was discovered by A Serrano at the beginning of the XX century and it is considered one of the first island archaeological sites located in the middle section of the Paraná River (Coronda, Santa Fe). The location inside the alluvial plain, with fluvial dynamics typical of these environments, gives specific characteristics to the archaeological record and its conservation conditions. Specifically, pottery show several characteristics similar to those of Goya-Malabrigo archaeological contexts, which refers to simple shapes -open and closed- mostly smooth, with rhythmic groove incisions in some cases, presence of handles, zoomorphic appendages and thick pottery. The information obtained is presented with the aim of contributing to the discussions of Middle Paraná region pottery technology.

Abstract From an archaeological point of view, ceramics have been the main element of material culture used to identify the Guaraní presence. Pottery shows a common way of doing things shared for almost two millennia and has been present in places throughout Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. However, ceramic pieces are seldom found whole. In this sense, a methodological proposal, including the technomorphological and stylistic analysis of the painted sherds from the Martin García Island Archaeological Collection deposited in the Archeology Division of the Museum of La Plata (Argentina), is developed in this work. The objective was to identify the spatial, chromatic, and formal organization of the painted graphics and evaluate their relationship with the shapes of the ceramic containers. The graphics were segregated into analytical units based on certain criteria adjusted to the ceramic fragments. Two types of patterns were identified in the designs, which allowed us to think about them according to different logical structures that order the articulation of the motifs in relation to the morphology and the sector of the container in which they are arranged, as well as the global shape of the same.

Resumen Para la arqueología, la cerámica ha sido el principal elemento de la cultura material utilizado para identificar la presencia guaraní. La alfarería muestra un modo de hacer común compartido por casi dos milenios y que, se haya presente en sitios distribuidos por Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay. Sin embargo, las piezas cerámicas casi nunca son encontradas enteras. En este sentido, en el presente trabajo se desarrolla una propuesta metodológica que incluye el análisis tecnomorfológico y estilístico de los tiestos pintados procedentes de la Colección arqueológica isla Martin García depositada en la División Arqueología del Museo de La Plata (Argentina). El objetivo fue identificar la organización espacial, cromática y formal de los grafismos pintados y evaluar su relación con las formas de los recipientes cerámicos. Se segregaron los grafismos en unidades analíticas en función de ciertos criterios ajustados a los fragmentos cerámicos. Se identificaron dos tipos de patrones en los diseños, lo que permitió pensarlos de acuerdo a diferentes estructuras lógicas que ordenan la articulación de los motivos en relación a la morfología y al sector del recipiente en el que se disponen, así como a su forma global.

The Tiwanaku ceramic offering of the island of Pariti (Lake Titicaca), was excavated and reconstructed in 2004-2006, is the most important collection of (semi) intact ceramic vessels recovered from a secure context for the the archaeology of Tiwanaku. Their characteristics of recovery and its morphological and iconographic variability, allow us to develop a mixed study, emphasizing the role of the distinct ceramic vessels in the commensal ceremony, and the significance of the decorative motifs and colors. The study of these elements and of the placement of the artifacts within the votive contexts leads us to interpret this assemblage as a system arranged according to narrative contents, which through social performance allowed the participants to position themselves in relation to other human and non-human social collectives. Finally, we suggest an alternative interpretation of the variability of Tiwanaku pottery, which draws away from the predominant view of this variability as a direct correlate of ethnicity and/or social position, focusing instead on the performative role of the artifacts and the interpretation of iconographical contents as creators of identities.

La ofrenda cerámica Tiwanaku de la isla Pariti (lago Titicaca), exhumada y reconstruida entre los años 2004 y 2006, es la colección más importante de cerámica entera contextualizada de la arqueología de Tiwanaku. Sus características de recuperación y su variedad morfológica e iconográfica permiten un estudio mixto, que enfatiza el rol de los distintos recipientes cerámicos en la ceremonia comensalista, y los significados de los motivos y colores decorativos. El estudio de estos elementos y de la ubicación de las piezas al interior de los rasgos votivos, sugiere que el conjunto de Pariti es un sistema ordenado según contenidos narrativos, que permitía a los participantes posicionarse respecto a otros colectivos sociales humanos y no humanos mediante la performance social. Finalmente, planteamos un enfoque alternativo en la interpretación de la variedad cerámica de Tiwanaku, que se aleja de la visión dominante en la que ésta es vista como correlato directo de etnicidad y/o posición social, para centrarse en el rol de la performance de los objetos y la lectura de contenidos iconográficos como generadores de identidades.

Archaeological excavations on Mocha Island yielded stratigraphic evidence for terrestrial (Endodontidae), and freshwater (Sphaeridae, Amnicolidae, Succineidae) mollusks. It suggests wet conditions by the end of the Late Holocene (post-900 BP), what coincide with previous palinological studies. These mollusks provide relevant information to discuss the micro-mollusks colonization process in this island.

Evidencia estratigráfica de moluscos terrestres (Endodontidae) y dulceacuícolas (Sphaeridae, Amnicolidae y Succineidae) procedente de contextos arqueológicos de la Isla Mocha, sugieren una marcada tendencia a condiciones más húmedas hacia finales del Holoceno Tardío (post-900 A.P.), en coherencia con antecedentes polínicos previamente conocidos. Estos moluscos proporcionan relevante información para discutir el proceso colonizador de micro-moluscos en esta Isla.

The paper summarizes the initial results of a public archaeology project undertaken at Vila de Joanes, a fishing village in the Amazon, on Marajó Island, where I conducted research with a site that was a religious mission from the XVII century. By reflecting about the local communities’ ideas about the site I explore the underlying logic of collecting artifacts -a local practice- and the subsequent organization of "small collections," arguing that collecting in this context should not be considered "destruction" but rather as a particular form of heritage appropriation. By exercising such reflections the study aims to better understand the relationship between small scale communities and archaeological patrimony in the Amazon as well as to aid in the development of distinct public policies which are appropriate for local preservation.

El propósito central de este artículo es exponer los resultados iniciales de un proyecto de arqueología pública realizado en Vila de Joanes, un pueblo pesquero en la Amazonia, en la isla de Marajó, donde hice la investigación arqueológica en el sitio asociado a una misión religiosa del siglo XVII. A partir de las ideas de la comunidad local acerca de este sitio se estudió la lógica que subyace a la colección de artefactos, una práctica local, y la subsecuente organización de "pequeñas colecciones". En este contexto se argumenta que este acto de coleccionar no debería ser considerado "destructivo" sino una forma particular de apropiación de su herencia cultural. A través de esta reflexión, el objetivo de este estudio es entender las relaciones entre pequeñas comunidades locales y el patrimonio arqueológico en la Amazonia, como así también aportar al desarrollo de políticas públicas distintivas, apropiadas para la preservación del patrimonio local.

The archaeological site IslasLechiguanas 1 is located in the homonymous island, in the Department of Gualeguay, South of Entre Rios Province, in front of the fluvial coast of Buenos Aires Province. Two archaeological units were recognized, separated by a natural shell midden of Ampullaria sp. In the upper level, dated in 408 ± 30 14CYBP, plentiful faunal remains and smooth and incised potterywere recovered. In the lower level, which is the main focus of this paper, there is no pottery, but it contains a large amount of faunal remains and bone tools. Two radiocarbon ages were obtained in this layer: 2267 ± 34 14C YBP and 2296 ± 34 14C YBP. The fauna recovered in this level is represented by current or recently extinct species of the local wetland and from the neighboring pampa plain, indicating the development of broad ranges of capture and the establishment of a similar offer to the current in the fi nal period of the third millennium before present. We discuss some aspects related to the regional trend of archaeofaunal record and its spatial and temporal variations during the Late Holocene.

El sitio arqueológico Isla Lechiguanas 1 está ubicado en el sur de la isla homónima, en el Departamento de Gualeguay, al sur de la provincia de Entre Ríos, frente a la costa bonaerense. Se reconocieron dos unidades arqueológicas separadas por un conchero natural de Ampullariasp. que actuó como un sello estratigráfi co entre ambos componentes. El nivel superior, datado en 408 ± 30 años C14 AP, posee abundantes restos óseos y cerámica lisa e incisa, mientras que el nivel inferior no posee cerámica. En este nivel se recuperaron numerosos desechos de manufactura, instrumentos óseos y una importante colección faunística que es objeto de análisis en este trabajo. Dos fechados radiocarbónicos obtenidos en este nivel arrojaron una antigüedad de 2267 ± 34 años C14 AP y 2296 ± 34 años C14 AP. La fauna recuperada está representada por los taxones actuales del área y del sector continental bonaerense, indicando el desarrollo de rangos amplios de captura y el establecimiento de una oferta similar a la actual a mediados del Holoceno tardío. Se discuten diversos aspectos relacionados con la tendencia regional del registro faunístico, las variaciones espacio-temporales de la subsistencia humana durante el Holoceno y la representación esqueletaria de algunas especies presentes en el depósito.

Since 1998, a team of Finnish and Bolivian archaeologists have been excavating in the Canton of Cascachi (Los Andes Province, Department of La Paz). In this article we discuss the results of our investigations on the Island of Pariti in 2004-2006. We concentrate on describing and analyzing the cultural material recovered in two deep pits filled with intentionally smashed Tiwanaku pottery, dating from the second half of the tenth century A.D. These pits -the so-called features 1 and 2- contained sherds belonging to at least 435 vessels, the majority of which we were able to reconstruct more or less completely. The resulting collection includes 56 kerus, 67 ch’alladores, 43 tazones, 82 escudillas, 26 bottles, 24 pedestal bowls, 7 portrait vessels, 7 tinajas, and 6 sahumadores, that is, typical Tiwanaku-period forms. However, there are also several vessels whose forms were little known or even virtually unknown prior to our discoveries, such as the 45 so-called kidney-shaped bowls. The Pariti collection is one of the most important assemblages of late Tiwanaku ceramics in the South Central Andes and offers new data to better understand the Tiwanaku phenomenon.

Desde 1998, un equipo arqueológico finlandés-boliviano viene realizando excavaciones en el cantón Cascachi (Provincia Los Andes, Departamento de La Paz). En este artículo discutimos los resultados de nuestras investigaciones en la isla de Pariti, realizadas los años 2004-2006. Nos concentramos en la descripción y el análisis del material cultural recuperado en dos bolsones llenos de cerámica tiwanakota quebrada intencionalmente, datados en la segunda mitad del siglo X d.C. Estos bolsones -llamados rasgos 1 y 2- contenían tiestos pertenecientes a por lo menos 435 vasijas, la mayoría de las cuales pudimos reconstruir en mayor o menor medida. La colección resultante incluye 56 kerus, 67 ch’alladores, 43 tazones, 82 escudillas, 26 botellones, 24 fuentes con pedestal, 7 wako retratos, 7 tinajas y 6 sahumadores, es decir, formas típicas tiwanakotas. Sin embargo, hay también una cantidad alta de vasijas de formas inéditas en la bibliografía arqueológica y/o poco conocidas, como las 45 denominadas vasijas "arriñonadas". La colección de Pariti forma parte de una de las muestras más importantes de cerámica tiwanakota tardía en los Andes Sur Centrales y ofrece muchos datos nuevos para el mejor entendimiento del fenómeno Tiwanaku.

Quarenta anos após a conclusão do Projeto Salgado, no nordeste paraense, arqueólogos retomam pesquisas na região, investigando questões relacionadas a ocupações humanas pré-coloniais do litoral. São apresentados os primeiros resultados da pesquisa no sítio arqueológico Jabuti, localizado no município de Bragança (PA), na Reserva Extrativista Marinha Caeté-Taperuçu. Trata-se de um sítio cerâmico, a céu aberto, do tipo habitação, com manchas de terra preta arqueológica. O material coletado constitui-se, principalmente, de fragmentos de cerâmica, alguns líticos lascados e corantes. A datação única C14 obtida indica que o sítio foi ocupado há pelo menos 2.900 anos BP. Interessante notar que, segundo esta datação, a ocupação ocorreu no segundo momento do modelo estabelecido por Pedro Walfir Martins Souza Filho e colaboradores, em artigo publicado em 2009, sobre a evolução geológica da zona bragantina do litoral do Salgado, ou seja, o sítio estava situado na maior ilha de terra, próximo ao continente. As características observadas no material cerâmico desse sítio remetem à tradição cerâmica Mina. Inicialmente, duas hipóteses são levantadas: 1) a ocorrência de cerâmica Mina neste tipo de sítio arqueológico pode indicar alguma forma de contato entre grupos sambaquieiros e outros grupos ceramistas; ou, ainda, 2) uma mudança na economia e no modo de vida dos grupos sambaquieiros em direção ao cultivo.

Forty years after completing the archaeological investigations in the Salgado region, northeastern Pará, researchers have returned to the site to study prehistoric human occupations in the northern coastal regions of Brazil near the Amazon estuary. This article presents the first results of archaeological research at the site Jabuti, located in the Caeté-Taperuçu Marine Extractive Reserve in the municipality of Bragança. This is an open-air residential site with anthropogenic dark earths ('terra preta de índio') and ceramic remains. The archeological remains consist mostly of fragments of pottery, as well as some flaked stone tools and dye residues. The sole C14 date obtained indicates that the site was occupied at least 2,900 years BP. According to this timing, the occupation occurred in the second stage of the model established by Pedro Walfir Martins Souza Filho and collaborators, in a paper published in 2009, for the geological evolution of the Bragança zone along the Salgado coast. Thus the site was situated on the largest soil-bearing island near the mainland. The ceramic material of this site belongs to the Mina tradition. Initially two hypotheses are proposed: 1) the Mina pottery indicates contact between shell midden groups and other ceramic-making groups, or 2) shell midden groups have begun a shift in their subsistence pattern towards cultivation.

O artigo apresenta os resultados iniciais do projeto de Arqueologia Pública conduzido pela autora em Joanes - uma pequena vila de pescadores na ilha de Marajó, estado do Pará, Brasil -, considerando as ruínas de um sítio histórico (PA-JO-46) associado a uma missão religiosa instalada na vila por volta da segunda metade do século XVII. As reflexões sobre as percepções das comunidades locais acerca do sítio sublinham o entendimento da lógica subjacente ao ato de colecionar artefatos - prática local comum - e à formação de pequenas 'coleções domésticas'. Meu argumento é de que o colecionamento, nesses contextos, não pode ser classificado como ato de destruição, mas como uma forma singular de fruição do passado e do patrimônio. Acredito que essa discussão contribua para a compreensão das relações entre comunidades de pequena escala e o patrimônio arqueológico na Amazônia.

The paper address the preliminary results of the Public Archaeology project that is being conducted by the author at Joanes, a small fishermen village in Marajo Island, state of Pará, Brazil, considering the ruins of an historic site assigned to a religious mission from the late XVIIth Century. The reflections about the local communities' perceptions of the site highlight the underlying logic of collecting artifacts - a local common practice - and the subsequent organization of small 'domestic collections'. I argue that collecting in these contexts should not be regarded as looting or destruction, but as a singular form of heritage and past appropriation. I believe this discussion will contribute to the understanding of the relationship between small scale communities and the archaeological heritage in Brazilian Amazon.

A research about the role of prehistoric human peopling of Dawson Island, central Magellan strait zone, is presented through the discussion of data collected in an extensive survey that included the eastern shoreline of the island and its comparison with other canoe core areas. The discovery of 29 archaeolo-gical sites permitted recording unknown evidence of human occupations dating between ca. 4200 and 1200 years BP. They could represent a step between the two southernmost maritime population cores of Otway Sound/ Brunswick Peninsula and Beagle Channel.

Se presenta un estudio sobre el rol del poblamiento humano prehistórico de isla Dawson, zona central del estrecho de Magallanes, a través de la discusión de los resultados recopilados en una extensa prospección que abarcó la costa este de la isla y su comparación con otros núcleos canoeros. El descubrimiento de 29 sitios arqueológicos permitió registrar evidencias inéditas de ocupaciones humanas datadas entre ca. 4200 y 1200 años A P. Podrían representar un vínculo entre los dos núcleos de poblamiento canoero de la zona austral, el mar de Otway/península Brunswick y el canal Beagle.

Este trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar a distribuição de lipídios em sedimentos arqueológicos do sítio Rio do Meio, Ilha de Santa Catarina. Nos extratos totais de lipídios, analisados por cromatografia gasosa e espectrometria de massas (CG e CG-EM), predominaram os compostos ácidos e álcoois saturados. Foram detectados pelo menos dois tipos de matéria orgânica: uma antiga e outra comparativamente recente. Na primeira, o extrato total de lipídios foi dominado por ácidos graxos de cadeias curtas (< Ac20:0), com menor percentagem de ácidos e álcoois de cadeias longas (> Ac20:0 e Al20:0). Em contraste, na deposição classificada como recente, foram identificados em maiores teores os ácidos e álcoois de cadeias longas (> Ac20:0 e Al20:0). Neste estudo, foi possível observar a incorporação de material orgânico procedente de fontes de origem vegetal, bacteriana e, possivelmente, animal (gorduras) nos sedimentos arqueológicos analisados.

In this study the distribution of lipid compounds was evaluated in sediment samples of an archaeological site Rio do Meio, Santa Catarina Island, Brazil. In the total lipid extracts, analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC and GC-MS), saturated fatty acids and alcohols were predominant. At least two sources of organic matter were detected, an older and a more recent one. In the old deposit, the most abundant lipids were short-chain fatty acids (< Ac20:0), followed by a minor composition of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols (> Ac20:0 and Al20:0). In contrast, the fresh deposit was dominated by long-chain fatty acids and alcohols (> Ac20:0 and Al20:0). This paper described the incorporation of vegetal, bacterial and possible animal (fat) sources into the archaeological sediments analyzed.