ROCKFALL PROCESSES AND TAPHONOMIC NOISE: EXPERIMENTAL WORK AT THE ALERO 2 IN PUNTA PORFIDO, SAN MATÍAS GULF (RÍO NEGRO PROVINCE, ARGENTINA)
DESPRENDIMIENTOS ROCOSOS Y RUIDO TAFONÓMICO: TRABAJO EXPERIMENTAL EN EL ALERO 2 DE PUNTA PÓRFIDO, GOLFO SAN MATÍAS (PROVINCIADE RÍO NEGRO, ARGENTINA)
Eugenia Carranza and Marcelo Cardillo
The North Patagonian west coast shows signs of sporadic occupations at least between 6000 and 900 years BP. In this paper, we present the results of a first approach from lithic taphonomy to Alero 2, located in the archaeological site of Punta Pórfido. The excavations carried out suggest that the rock shelter has a complex formational history, dominated by endogenous processes, such as weathering and rockfall processes that, together with the presence of potential pseudo-artifacts, pose a relevant research problem. The present work uses conceptual and methodological tools derived from lithic taphonomy and experimental archaeology to discuss the process of formation of the lithic record.
Tags: experimentación, alero, pseudoartefactos, material lítico, Norpatagonia