Contenedores, instrumentos y pigmentos: Una aproximación arqueométrica a los procesos de producción y uso en las sociedades del holoceno tardío en los humedales del Santa Lucía, Uruguay

Translated title of the contribution: Containers, instruments and pigments: An archaeometric approach to the production and use processes of late holocene societies, Santa Lucia (Uruguay) wetlands

Laura Beovide, Maira Malán, Elena Vallvé, Alejandro Trujillo, Mirian Mejía, Helena Pardo, Ricardo Faccio, Alvaro Mombrú, Mariela Pistón

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Abstract

This paper presents a first archaeometric approach to the study of the use of pigments in the context of the technological organization of prehistoric societies in Rio Santa Lucia. The chemical and mineralogical composition of potential colorants found in archaeological contexts and of pigment residues on ceramic and lithic materials are analyzed in an exploratory way, applying the analytical techniques of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Mössbauer Spectroscopy (TMS) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). It was possible to identify mineral components such as hematite (Fe2O3) and goethite (FeO(OH)).

Translated title of the contributionContainers, instruments and pigments: An archaeometric approach to the production and use processes of late holocene societies, Santa Lucia (Uruguay) wetlands
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)219-227
Number of pages9
JournalChungara
Volume47
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

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