Protocolos y avances en el estudio de residuos de pipas arqueológicas de Argentina. Aportes para el entendimiento de metodologías actuales y prácticas pasadas

Abstract

This paper presents the residue analysis of archaeological pipes from Argentina, eleven specimens from the Northwest with a temporal range from 3600 to 1390 BP, and six historical ones from the Buenos Aires Province. The paper describes the protocol used in the residue extraction, the laboratory methodology, results obtained from several sample processing techniques, the modern reference collection of smoking plants, and the identification of micro-remains. Among these last ones the presence of Anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil, Trichocline reptans, Nicotiana longiflora, Cestrum spp. and Gossypium spp. was confirmed. Results are discussed that consider the scope of the techniques and methodology applied, and some aspects of past smoking practices.