20235501(en)/4 - Ceramic Assemblages from Dwelling 1, Casas Quemadas (Cusi Cusi, Argentine Puna, Jujuy) during the Inka Horizon (AD 1430-1535) and Early Colonial Period (AD 1535-1660). Changes and Continuities
CERAMIC ASSEMBLAGES FROM DWELLING 1, CASAS QUEMADAS (CUSI CUSI, ARGENTINE PUNA, JUJUY) DURING THE INKA HORIZON (AD 1430-1535) AND EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD (AD 1535-1660). CHANGES AND CONTINUITIES
LOS CONJUNTOS CERÁMICOS DEL RECINTO 1 DE CASAS QUEMADAS (CUSI CUSI, PUNA DE JUJUY, ARGENTINA) DURANTE EL HORIZONTE INKA (1430-1535 DC) Y EL PERIODO COLONIAL TEMPRANO (1535-1660 DC). CAMBIOS Y CONTINUIDADES
José María Vaquer y Yamila Cámera
In this paper we offer an interpretation of the ceramic assemblages from Dwelling 1 from Casas Quemadas (Cusi Cusi, Puna of Jujuy, Argentina), relating them to changes and continuities in the way of life of its inhabitants during the Inka Horizon (AD 1430-1535) and Early Colonial Period (AD 1535-1660). We propose that the inhabitants’ ways of life did not alter significantly during the first stages of the Spanish invasion, as the ceramic assemblages did not undergo changes in composition and function. We attribute this phenomenon to the fact that the region was of little importance for the Spanish during the early conquest, so local populations had relative freedom to carry on with their traditional ways of life. The situation changed when colonial rule had taken root in the Puna, as the Dwelling was abandoned and became integrated with the routes of muleteers moving livestock to the mines. Based on the ceramic assemblages and the activities they were used for, we interpret the social processes at a local and global scale, considering domestic space to be the main locus for the production and reproduction of habitus.
