CAROSIO, Sebastián    MARTINEZ, Amancay. CLAYS, SANDS AND CERAMICS. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS FOR THE STUDY OF POTTERY PRACTICES OF THE PRE-HISPANIC ARGENTINE NORTHWEST. []. , 8, pp.65-87. ISSN 2550-6722.

The pottery technology of the societies that inhabited the site Tambería de Guandacol (La Rioja, Argentina), during the last pre-Hispanic centuries (ca. XIII - XVII AD), has been studied from different traditional archaeological analyzes, mainly morphological, decorative and manufacturing techniques. Likewise, from archaeometric analysis, contributions have been made linked (especially to the technology of ceramic pastes. The objective of this work is to contribute to the knowledge about the properties and chemical, and mineralogical composition of clay and sandy sediments of the study area, and ceramics of the site, seeking to approach to the different pottery production stages. For this purpose, analytical methods were applied: X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, Atterberg Limits, and petrographic microscopy. The main result of this study is the conformation se of a chemical, lithological and mineralogical database that allows us to begin to explore the relationship of the local geology with the ceramic remains of the area, as well as to discuss problems related to the pottery technology of the communities of the area during this extensive period, and propose future research lines.

: archaeology; pottery technology; raw materials; Guandacol; 13th - 17th century.

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