Formation processes of lithic assemblages: case studies and methodological approaches by Carranza, Eugenia, Balirán, Catalina, Bobillo, Federico, Sitzia, Luca

“…The study of these modifications provides essential information when proposing behavioral interpretations about past human groups. …”
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At the foot of Mount Fitz Roy: hunter-gatherers in the Northwest of Lake Viedma, Santa Cruz province by Belardi, Juan Bautista, Espinosa, Silvana, Carballo Marina, Flavia, Blanco, Rocio Vanesa

“…Excavations at shelters in boulders -La Lagunita-La Fisura, Alero 1 and Alero archaeological sites- provide information on lithic technology and archaeofauna that was complemented by rock art surveys and the recording of isolated finds. …”
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The peopling of North-Central Patagonia forest: new data from Lago Puelo National Park (Chubut province, Argentina) by Fernández, Pablo Marcelo, Bellelli, Cristina, Carballido Calatayud, Mariana, Podestá, M. Mercedes, Caracotche, Soledad, Leonardt, Sabrina, Fernández, Mercedes Grisel, Forlano, Ana

“…The sites are spatially concentrated, and the excavation of two of them provided scant archaeological evidence. However, they indicate the use of local (Hippocamelus bisulcus) and non-local (obsidian, marine shell) resources. …”
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Taphonomy in human skeletal remains from southwest pampean region: the Médano Petroquímica site (Puelén, La Pampa, Argentina) by Bottini, Melina, Arrieta, Mario, Bernardi, Lila

“…This knowledge is very useful for approaching bioarchaeological analyzes, as it provides key information on the processes of formation of the bioanthropological record and the environmental conditions of the past. …”
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Bone weathering and the reconstruction of craniofacial bone remodeling patterns in samples from prehistoric human populations from Pampa Grande (Salta) and Chubut river valley (Chu... by Brachetta Aporta, Natalia

“…The analysis of bone remodeling patterns from the facial skeleton is relevant in archaeological and bioarchaeological studies due the information provided for growth processes and dietary hardness in chewing loads, among others. …”
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The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography by Reznik, Carolina

“…Archaeological remains, particularly ceramic iconography, provide a type of extremely valuable evidence, which we cannot access from the study of other sources. …”
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Dentin formation as an age estimator: analysis of superficial and linear methodologies in a documented osteological collection (La Plata, Argentina) by Garizoain, Gonzalo

“…However, the methodology based on surface measurements provided better results in individuals younger than 50 years.…”
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Ontogeny of the orbits of Pan troglodytes: structural and functional implications. by Joosten, Guillermo Germán, Gould, María Mercedes, Anzelmo, Marisol, Ramírez Rozzi, Fernando, Sardi, Marina Laura

“…The orbits of Haplorrhini primates are distinct among mammals because they are completely separated from the temporal fenestra and surrounded by bone; they are also convergent and frontalized, and provide the basis for the development of a notorious supraorbital torus. …”
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Strategies for Quartzitic Raw Materials Procurement in the Eastern Pampa-Patagonia Transition of Argentina during the Initial Late Holocene by Santos Valero, María Florencia, Martinez, Gustavo Adolfo

“…For this purpose, the information provided by the petrographic thin sections of quartzitic rocks, the represented artifactual categories, the weight of transported rocks and the stages of the chaînes operatoires were considered. …”
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The arrival of Homo sapiens into the Southern Cone at 14,000 years ago by Politis, Gustavo Gabriel, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Blasi, Adriana

“…The following paper provides a detailed overview of material remains found in the earliest cultural episodes at this multi-component site, dated between ca. 12,170 14C yrs B.P. …”
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Carcass utilization and bone modifications on guanaco killed by puma in northern Patagonia, Argentina by Kaufmann, Cristian Ariel, Rafuse, Daniel Joseph, Gonzalez, Mariela Edith, Alvarez, María Clara, Massigoge, Agustina, Scheifler, Nahuel Alberto, Gutierrez, Maria Amelia

“…The light consumption of guanaco by the puma would provide a potential source for scavenging by other carnivores and humans.…”
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Archaeological survey in the territory of Diaguita Indigenous community from El Mollar, Tucumán, Argentina by Manasse, Bárbara, Vaqué, M. Lorena

“…First we discuss the conditions of the production of this research, in order to briefly introduce the indigenous community in its social, cultural and historical scenery, trying to provide information to foresee the difficulties of this proposal for the registration of Hispanic cultural materiality. …”
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Reflections about mounds, food processing techniques and niche construction by Bracco Boksar, Roberto, Duarte, Christopher, Gutiérrez, Ofelia, Clara, Mario, Panario, Daniel

“…On the other hand, the NCT provides a theoretical framework that allows us to address this relationship and the singular process generated from that, taking into account a diachronic and integral perspective where biological, ecological, and cultural aspects are combined.…”
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First millennium AD pottery from the Quebrada de Amaicha (Tafí del Valle Department, Tucumán Province): Insights on technology and potential raw materials by Giusta, Marco N.

“…This allowed us to consider technological aspects of ceramic manufacture, especially of paste preparation. This data provided us with information on the existence of local resources suitable for pottery manufacturing; while suggesting that these raw materials were used effectively by local inhabitants during first millennium AD.…”
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Power, reciprocity and cosmos ordering at El Shincal de Quimivil (Catamarca, Argentina) by Giovannetti, Marco, Páez, María Cecilia

“…To this end, modern social science has provided a set of premises to discuss this signifier, such as unidirectionality, the positive association between power and dominion, its accumulation in the form of prestige, or the human centrality in decision-making. …”
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Stakeholders , values, and meanings of the Intihuasi archaeological site, San Luis Province, Argentina. An analysis oriented to its heritage management by Endere, María Luz, Chaparro, María Gabriela, Giacomasso, María Vanesa

“…Recent research in the area and the use of new technologies allowed the identification of new paintings and provided unpublished information that will revive its scientific value. …”
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LA INFORMACIÓN ETNOGRÁFICA Y ETNOLÓGICA COMO MARCO INTERPRETATIVO PARA CONTEXTOS ZOOARQUEOLÓGICOS EN LA LLANURA ALUVIAL DEL PARANÁ (SANTA FE, ARGENTINA) / The ethnographic and ethn... by Sartori, Julieta Isabel; Laboratorio de Sedimentología y Geomorfología Fluvial, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Fundación Arqueológica del Litoral.

“…AbstractIn this paper we develop historic information provide for different writings, which were produce by explorers that stay in the new continent during XVI and XVIII centuries. …”
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El uso de animales por las sociedades agropastoriles tempranas: análisis zooarqueológico de un basural de la aldea de Palo Blanco (valle de Fiambalá, Catamarca) by Miyano, Juan P.

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Obsidian source El Peceño: first results of technological, geochemical and spatial approach by Salgán, Laura, Pompei, María Paz

“…Its geographical location, accessibility, and quality, provide advantageous characteristics of procurement when compared to other known sources of obsidian. …”
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The “house of culture” as an element of patrimonial activation. The case study of the historical town of “Concepción de la Sierra”. Misiones, Argentina by Ocampo, Amanda Eva

“…In the first instance, we provide an overview of the archaeological heritage of the Jesuit-Guarani reductions in the province of Misiones, with particular emphasis on the area under study. …”
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