Tecnología ósea de los grupos cazadores-recolectores de la Pampa Ondulada (provincia de Buenos Aires)

Abstract

The presence of bone artefacts has been mentioned in the classic studies of the Rolling and the lower basin of the Paraná River. Although we know the central role that these played in the subsistence of the hunter-gatherer groups of this last region, the respective information of the first area is extremely scarce. In this paper we study the bone tools assemblage from hunter-gatherer groups that inhabited the Rolling Pampa during Late Holocene through the analysis of Hunter and Cañada Rocha archaeological sites. On the basis of the results, we discuss the archaeological record of other regions. As concluding remarks, we note that the use of bone raw material in this area is different from the Low Paraná River, and conversely, it is similar to the interior of Pampa grassland, sharing other material similarities. Bone technology shows signs of having a secondary role due to the low proportion of bone tools and morphological groups with low standardization and scarce manufacture investment. We can suppose that bone technology complement other activities, mainly oriented to lithic tools, which are abundant and functionally diverse.