La datación radiocarbónica de tabletas y tubos de inhalación de la paya (noroeste argentino) y su integración a otros análisis específicos

Abstract

This work integrates data from several analyses performed on snuff trays and tubes from La Paya in the Calchaquí Valley, Northwestern Argentina, to provide new insights on wood provenance and stylistic influences from other regions during the Regional Development and Inka periods. We use radiocarbon dating and contextual information to show that snuff trays and tubes are more strongly associated with the Regional Development Period (AD 900-1430/1470) in the Calchaquí Valley, with limited correlation to Inka contexts. This also implies the existence of networks that facilitated the procurement of wood from other regions (Subandean Region or Yungas) to make some Calchaquí snuff trays and tubes. There were also networks encompassing areas of the Calchaquí Valley, the Puna of Jujuy, the Quebrada de Humahuaca, and the Loa River region, through which stylistic information circulated.