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Based on a diverse Late-Holocene (1889–1743 cal yrs BP) small mammal assemblage (14 species, 204 individuals) resulting from the trophic activity of owls, we reconstruct the paleoenvironmental conditions of Las Chacritas area, Catamarca Province, northwestern Argentina. Twenty modern and one additional Late-Holocene samples from the region were used as comparative parameters in the paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Through direct comparison with a present-day assemblage from Las Chacritas, and using Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling, spatial and temporal beta diversity (employing the Sorensen dissimilarity index), and the temporal beta diversity index (TBI) including all the small mammal samples, we quantitatively reconstruct the relationships among modern and Late-Holocene assemblages. Direct comparison showed significant differences, with relative abundances changing markedly over time, with several species of the Late-Holocene assemblage absent in the modern sample whereas many species frequent in the modern community absent in the Late-Holocene. NMDS analysis associated the Late-Holocene assemblage with modern samples of western drier environments. Beta diversity was low for presence-absence and moderate for abundance data, with higher contribution of turnover than nestedness, although for abundance data the proportion of nestedness was higher. TBI showed high variation among both Holocene sites and their present-day counterparts, whereas species gains dominated in modern samples. Our results suggest that the habitats surrounding Las Chacritas have modified markedly since the Late-Holocene. Presence of species today frequent in arid environments and absence of forest-dwelling species suggest that open, dry and relatively rocky habitats characterized this area in that interval. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a collaborative work on the impact of the European conquest and colonization on the conception, construction, and management of agropastoral landscapes in Eastern Catamarca (Northwestern Argentina). This research forms part of a broader project that includes case studies from Iberian and Canarian conquest and colonization contexts from the late medieval period onward. Every colonial experiences studied so far were founded on the destruction or severe transformation of the existing society, beginning with the population itself, and the productive areas and practices. The understanding of the new colonial order requires knowledge of the previous conditions upon which further destruction and construction coexisted, as well as the adaptative tools managed both of the indigenous population and of the colonizers in the specific resulting societies. In spite of the local diversity of the new societies, some common trends can be identified in the previous peasant organizations elsewhere and in the aims and methods of the colonization. In this work, we present the main characteristics of the población process of eastern Catamarca, both in the central valley and in the mountain range then known as Sierra de Santiago or, more lately, de Guayamba (present day Ancasti), between the late 16th and 18th centuries. Using both textual and archaeological evidence in an articulated manner, we analyze how the new colonial landscapes and practices were constructed in these two areas, focusing mainly on the procedures of dispossession and the forms of capturing and consuming labor force. One of the main conclusions of the work is that, despite the initial and decisive importance of European-origin livestock in indigenous dispossession, especially in the Sierra de Santiago, the consolidation of the conquest demanded the establishment of settlers who were also farmers. We will present three cases of settlement related to agricultural development involving people initially arriving from afar: on one hand, displaced people resettled in an estancia, family groups formed from ingas who arrived with the Spaniards during the second half of the 16th century from Peru and settled in the Sierra de Santiago, and a community of African-origin slaves associated with the irrigation system of Santa Cruz, in the Catamarca Valley. Then people of regional, Andean and African origins participated in the consolidation of the new order in eastern Catamarca after being dispossessed and displaced from their places of origin. Finally, we propose some lines of future work, taking into account mainly the perspectives of generating knowledge about the colonization process from an archaeological perspective.

Las guayatas utilizan el lago La Angostura de Tafí del Valle, Tucumán, como lugar de invernada, y su número aumentó, desde pocos ejemplares en los años 90 hasta mas de 800 en julio de 2024. Hipotetizamos que este número de aves proviene de una amplia zona Puneña y altoandina de Catamarca y Tucumán, para lo cual estudiamos numerosos sitios de nidificación en lagunas y vegas de Catamarca, contando los individuos nidificantes durante varios años y logrando una estimación de la población nidificante.

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En este trabajo nos proponemos describir y analizar un conjunto de denuncias y delaciones contra “la corrupción, la inmoralidad y la subversión” que se realizaron en la territorialidad catamarqueña luego del golpe de Estado del 24 de marzo de 1976. De acuerdo a los testimonios de las víctimas de estas prácticas, un significativo número de las denuncias y delaciones fueron incentivadas por funcionarios provinciales de bajo y alto rango, por mandos policiales y, en especial, por el diario El Sol, en sus dos ediciones de Catamarca y de La Rioja. Nuestra intención es recuperar algunos de los artículos y editoriales que, en la prensa escrita provincial, justificaron estos actos y valorar, además, el rol que pudieron cumplir en el despliegue del aparato represivo de la dictadura en el ámbito local.

Oncorhynchus mykiss es una especie exótica invasora ampliamente distribuida en la cordillera andina. La trucha arco iris es reportada para dos arroyos endorreicos del oeste de la provincia de Catamarca entre los 3.200 y 3.600 m s.n.m. Tanto Catamarca (34 especies y 5 exóticas) como La Rioja (14 especies y 4 exóticas) presentan muy baja diversidad de especies nativos y se encuentran severamente amenazados por la dispersión accidental o intencional de la trucha arco iris. Los resultados mostraron que la presencia de barreras naturales (por ejemplo, cascadas, profundidad y química del agua) podrían ser los principales factores determinantes para la distribución de la trucha arco iris en los arroyos de la región Puna.

Substrate composition and seed origin influence the morphological characteristics of future trees. This study aimed to quantify growth of sweet algarrobo plants, Neltuma flexuosa, obtained from seeds collected from two sites in Argentina and grown on substrates with varying vermicompost percentages. A completely randomized factorial design was used with four levels of vermicompost percentage (0; 20; 30; 70) and two levels of seed origin (Monte Comán, Mendoza and; Bolsón de Fiambalá, Catamarca) (n= 360). Height growth rate (from root neck to apex) (Delta height), root neck diameter growth rate (Delta diameter), and Slenderness index were measured for each plant. Results showed that northern sweet algarrobo specimens growing on vermicompost-enriched substrates had a significantly higher Delta height (p<0.05). Additionally, northern specimens growing on 30-70% vermicompost-enriched substrates and southern specimens growing on 30% vermicompost-enriched substrates had a significantly higher Delta diameter compared to those growing on vermicompost-free substrates. Moreover, northern specimens growing on vermicompost-enriched substrates had a significantly higher slenderness index than southern specimens. Based on these findings, we recommend using seeds from the northern region and substrates with a minimum addition of 20% vermicompost for sweet algarrobo cultivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Oncorhynchus mykiss is an exotic species invasive and widely distributed in the Andean cordillera. The rainbow trout is reported from two endorreic streams of Catamarca between 3,200 to 3,600 m a.l.s. Both Catamarca (34 species and 5 exotic) and La Rioja (14 species and 4 exotic) show very low diversity of native fishes and the rainbow trout would adversely affect the distribution of aquatic vertebrates in the Andean Cordillera. The results showed that the presence of natural barriers (e.g., waterfall, depth, and water chemistry) could be the main determining factor for the distribution of rainbow trout in the streams of the Puna region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Substrate composition and seed origin influence the morphological characteristics of future trees. This study aimed to quantify growth of sweet algarrobo plants, Neltuma flexuosa, obtained from seeds collected from two sites in Argentina and grown on substrates with varying vermicompost percentages. A completely randomized factorial design was used with four levels of vermicompost percentage (0; 20; 30; 70) and two levels of seed origin (Monte Comán, Mendoza and; Bolsón de Fiambalá, Catamarca) (n= 360). Height growth rate (from root neck to apex) (Delta height), root neck diameter growth rate (Delta diameter), and Slenderness index were measured for each plant. Results showed that northern sweet algarrobo specimens growing on vermicompost-enriched substrates had a significantly higher Delta height (p

El objetivo de este trabajo es contribuir con la caracterización de los estilos cerámicos utilizados durante el Período Tardío en el Noroeste argentino a partir del estudio de un conjunto cerámico obtenido en el sitio Loma l´Ántigo, un poblado residencial ocupado entre fines del siglo XIII y fines del siglo XV, situado en el valle del Cajón (Catamarca, Argentina). Se describen y analizan las características estéticas visuales -morfología, tratamiento de superficie, iconografía- y se presenta una caracterización a bajos aumentos de las pastas. Estos resultados son puestos en relación con lo conocido en regiones vecinas, y a partir de ello se plantea la existencia de patrones estéticos y tecnológicos compartidos que atraviesan diferentes espacios geográficos y también cruzan las categorías estilísticas planteadas tradicionalmente para el área y período cronológico mencionados.

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Exposición presentada por el profesor de Derecho Marítimo, don Renato Pezoa Huerta, en el marco del Congreso Anual Argentino del Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Marítimo “Transporte Multimodal y Corredor Bioceánico”, organizado por el Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Marítimo; Universidad Nacional de La Rioja; Escuela de Abogadas y Abogados del Estado Gobierno de La Rioja. Argentina, 03 de octubre del año 2022.

En la provincia de Catamarca, una de las principales cuencas es la del río Del Valle, que concentra poblaciones y actividad agrícola e industrial a lo largo de su recorrido. El objetivo de este trabajo fue realizar una caracterización preliminar de la calidad del agua de la cuenca superior del río Del Valle, es decir, en los formadores iniciales de este río. Los resultados obtenidos en los distintos puntos del muestreo de agua permitieron determinar que la calidad del agua de este río en general es buena, tanto para riego como para consumo animal y humano. El río Los Puestos, afluente de esta cuenca, es el que posee mayores contenidos de arsénico que el resto de la cuenca que, si bien no afecta la calidad del río Del Valle, hace necesario considerar su presencia por el uso de esta agua para riego y consumo de los pobladores de esa zona.

The soil is influenced by the roots of plants because the exudate radicals affect its physical, chemical, and biological processes. The aim of this research was to evaluate the microbial activity of soils cultivated with yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius Poep. & Endl) H. Robinson and inoculated with microorganisms which promote plant growth. The experimental design used was randomized blocks with three repetitions per treatment. Each repetition corresponded to a 3m x 3m plot with 25 plants, in 5 cultivation lines with a distance of 70 cm apart. Four treatments were applied at the time of plantation. These consisted of yacón propagules inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense (T1) and native mycorrhizal fungi (T2) inoculated with the microbial consortium (T3). In the control treatments, the propagules were not inoculated with these microorganisms (T0). Soil samples were collected in lots cultivated with yacón located in the Province of Catamarca, in the northwest of Argentina. The samples were collected at the time of implantation and harvest during three agricultural cycles. The total Biological Activity (TBA) of the collected samples was determined by Fluorescein Diacetate Hydrolysis. The TBA of the soil was affected by the different crop treatments, which rose in the analyzed soils and was statistically different from the control treatments. Significant differences were also observed between the TBA of the soils at the beginning of the crops in comparison with the recorded values of the crop at the time of harvest. The inoculation of yacón propagules with A. brasilense and native mycorrhizal fungi affects the TBA of the cultivated soils marking a significant increase.

As a historical event, the Covid-19 pandemic marks a before and after. Social distancing during 2020 and 2021 radically affected our work on heritage, archaeology and tourism. This measure severely limited our communication with the people of Tapso (El Alto, Catamarca). From our heritage perspective it is impossible to achieve our goals without collaborative work with the communities. This article aims to communicate the advances and frames of the re-linking between the researchers and the community. During these last years, and after trying to develop a line of work at a virtual level without much success, we have focused on re-connecting with our presence in the territory, which was much more effective. Consequently, through interviews, activities at the school and the museum, prospecting and surveying sites with the community, we have strengthened the bond that was damaged due to the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents an approach to the main controversies, pending issues and institutional learning after 20 years of exploitation of the Bajo de la Alumbrera mine. Such venture is the most emblematic to understand the mining development model in Argentina and unresolved issues for the new Agua Rica mining project. The analysis is based on literature review and documentation. Findings indicate that there are notorious deficits in access to official public information (at project and sector levels) on socio-economic and environmental impacts as well as on state controls and results. At the provincial level, there are lessons learned in accountability for the use of royalties and greater miningenvironmental control. However, an unresolved key issue is the state's recognition of the existence of socio-technical controversies around issues such as pollution generated by the tailings dam, health impacts or complaints of tax evasion and avoidance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Muestras de suelo fueron colectadas en la provincia de Catamarca en lotes cultivados con topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus L.) al momento de implantación y cosecha durante cuatro ciclos agrícolas. Los tubérculos fueron tratados con Azospirillum brasilense, hongos micorrícicos o ambos microorganismos. Tubérculos correspondientes a los testigos no se inocularon con estos microorganismos. Se determinó la Actividad Biológica Total (ABT) por Hidrólisis del Diacetato de Fluoresceína a las muestras colectadas. La ABT del suelo fue afectada por los diferentes tratamientos del cultivo. La inoculación microbiana elevó la ABT de los suelos estudiados, difiriendo estadísticamente con los testigos. También se observaron diferencias signifi cativas entre la ABT de los suelos al inicio del cultivo con los valores registrados a la cosecha de los mismos. La inoculación de tubérculos de topinambur con A. brasilense y hongos micorrícicos afecta la ABT de los suelos cultivados.

Entre 1692 y 1694 Luján de Vargas realizó una visita a la gobernación del Tucumán con el objeto de desagraviar a los indios encomendados y renovar la aplicación de las ordenanzas de Alfaro. Nos proponemos indagar acerca de cuáles eran las características particulares de la jurisdicción de Catamarca que la diferenciaban del resto de la gobernación. No se trata de un estudio comparativo, sino de caso. Consideramos que estas particularidades están directamente relacionadas con la singular dinámica de conquista que tuvo la jurisdicción, pues otorgó a los feudatarios una amplia libertad para evadir las ordenanzas de Alfaro y ofreció a los indígenas menores posibilidades de adaptación al sistema colonial. Esto dio lugar a la aparición de una forma de encomienda doméstica y a la debilidad de los pueblos de indios. Aquí analizamos las características del sector encomendero, las particularidades del servicio personal en Catamarca y las formas de acceso indígena a la tierra.

Aguada Portezuelo pottery from northwestern Argentine region is characterized by its marked polychromy and its broad repertoire of finishing techniques, mainly involving the surface treatments and the decoration of the vessels. These vessels present positive and negative motives together with the presence of pre- and post-firing painting. This paper presents detailed information on the main technological features involved in their production. The concept of craft specialization is discussed and revised in relation to the ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological models proposed in the central Andes.

Aquí expondremos una reseña histórica del Museo Antropológico “Dr. Omar Augusto Barrionuevo”, el cual actualmente, cuenta con una reserva aproximada de 300 bienes patrimoniales, los que son utilizados con fines de aprendizaje por los docentes y estudiantes de las distintas carreras de la Escuela de Arqueología, de la Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Actualmente las colecciones no cuentan con registros sistematizados y sólo se cuenta con un diagnóstico general de los bienes culturales que las componen. Estas colecciones se transforman en un patrimonio invaluable para la universidad, la ciudad de Catamarca, la provincia y el país, y es así como surge la necesidad de su puesta en valor, para aportar condiciones para la investigación, la generación de nuevo cocimiento científico, recursos educativos y a la vinculación con la sociedad. Para finalizar reflexionaremos sobre el contexto actual del Museo, en tiempos de pandemia y la planificación de las actividades en la nueva normalidad, siendo conscientes que esta reflexión constituye un ejercicio estimulante y fundamental para el desarrollo de los museos y los profesionales que se desempeñan en ellos.

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His first trip to the Americas in 1892 brought Max Uhle (1856-1944) to Argentina and Bolivia. This mission of the then Royal Museum of Ethnology (Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde) in Berlin had the purpose of investigating the southern border of the Inca Empire. Uhle began his research in the southern part of northwestern Argentina, specifically in the department of Tinogasta in the province of Catamarca. From there Uhle explored the surroundings and collected archaeological artifacts now at the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin. This material reflects his deep interest in pre-Columbian chronologies, which is also documented in reports to the director of the museum in Berlin, Adolf Bastian, and in his field notebooks, which are kept at the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin. This unpublished material contains extremely valuable data for the objectives of the Chaschuil-Abaucan Archaeological Project, which under the direction of the first author has been carrying out research in the department of Tinogasta since 1994. Uhle, in some cases, provides the first description of archaeological sites in the region. His personal writings also give an idea of other aspects of a journey in an atmosphere of competition with national archaeologists and divergent scientific positions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Entre las parcialidades originarias que habitaban en el actual departamento Andalgalá, antes del proceso de conquista y colonización de la región, figuraban los huasanes, malli, guachaschi, biligasta y aconquija, entre otros. Éstas formaban parte de la gran “nación” diaguita, ubicada hacia el sur de la región de valles y quebradas, densamente poblado y con desarrollo cultural significativo. Iniciado el proceso de conquista y colonización de la región, en la segunda mitad del siglo XVI, la población nativa fue repartida en encomiendas. Los malos tratos a que fue sometida determinaron la valiente resistencia de los indios calchaquíes que se prolongó alrededor de un siglo (1558-1666). Analizamos las comunidades indígenas establecidas en el actual departamento Andalgalá después de las guerras calchaquíes (1640-1693), considerando la situación sociolaboral, la organización familiar y el problema de las tierras de comunidad. Se utilizaron técnicas cualitativas y cuantitativas sobre la base de datos que surgen de diversas fuentes, localizadas en el Archivo Histórico de Catamarca y en el Archivo General de Indias, Sevilla, España. La erradicación de la población nativa por parte de las autoridades españolas, las estrategias adaptativas de los mismos indios, así como también los intereses de los encomenderos, determinaron que algunas de las parcialidades originarias o advenedizas establecidas en Andalgalá desaparecieran, y otras pervivieran, organizadas como pueblos de indios. Conservaron sus tierras, y debido a la influencia española primó la familia nuclear en la organización familiar.

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El mayorazgo de Huasán, fundado a mediados del siglo XVIII en la gobernación del Tucumán (actual territorio argentino), comprendió extensos dominios y se perfiló como un próspero complejo agropecuario, con proyecciones en el comercio y la minería. En el siglo XIX enfrentó los desafíos de las coyunturas políticas provinciales y nacionales, además de diversas transformaciones económicas y sociales hasta su definitiva desvinculación, en 1869. Este artículo presenta los avances de una investigación en curso sobre la formación y funcionamiento del mayorazgo de Huasán considerándolo como un emprendimiento económico, flexible y diversificado, antes que una institución rígida orientada a sustentar exclusivamente una memoria genealógica familiar. Sostenemos que si bien el carácter dinámico -característico de la formación del mayorazgo– fue difícil de sostener en el largo plazo, los largos litigios sucesorios y la intensa conflictividad intrafamiliar resultaron críticos para la gestión de la empresa y el patrimonio.

En este trabajo se presenta el análisis del conjunto arqueofaunístico proveniente de un basural de la aldea de Palo Blanco (valle de Fiambalá, Catamarca). Específicamente, se identifican cambios y continuidades en las estrategias vinculadas a la obtención, manejo, aprovechamiento y consumo de animales desarrolladas por las tempranas sociedades agropastoriles de la aldea. La explotación de camélidos domésticos se registra desde los inicios de la ocupación de la aldea (ca. 400 a.C.) y se combina con el aprovechamiento de fauna silvestre pequeña en los momentos más tempranos (400 a.C. - 400 d.C.) y con la explotación de vicuñas en los momentos más tardíos (post 400 d.C.). Principalmente, las llamas se criaron para el consumo de carne, médula ósea y grasa aunque también hay evidencia que sugiere su uso como animales de carga, productoras de fibra e incluso el empleo de sus huesos para la manufactura de instrumentos. El desarrollo y consolidación de la estrategia pastoril habría sido posible en un contexto aldeano en el cual la agricultura aportaba los recursos principales para el sostenimiento de la población mientras que la caza otorgaba recursos complementarios.

This is the first record of the genus Jenynsia in the High Andean Plateau (HAP). It has been found at elevations between 3400 and 3900 m in three endorreheic systems: Salar Antofalla, Antofagasta de la Sierra and El Peñón, northwestern Argentina, South America. This finding increases the number of known HAP fish genera to five. Furthermore, in contrast to the old Andean species‐rich genus Orestias, the presence of Jenynsia obscura populations in young high‐altitude, non‐marine saline wetlands reported here supports a recent dispersal into the HAP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recently resurrected monotypic genus Monrosia (Polygalaceae) is endemic to the Argentinian provinces of Catamarca to San Juan in the southern Andes. We here describe and illustrate Monrosia sanjuanensis, a new species endemic to the province of San Juan and the second species of the genus, and revise the genus. Monrosia and its two species are described and analysed in a phylogenetic context, using nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences. A distribution map, illustration, photos of the morphological structures of the two species, and taxonomic key are provided. We designate a lectotype for the name M. pterolopha. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Soil samples were collected in the province of Catamarca in lots grown with topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus L.) at the time of implantation and harvest during four agricultural cycles. The tubers were treated with Azospirillum brasilense, mycorrhizal fungi or both microorganisms. Tubers corresponding to the controls were not inoculated with these microorganisms. Total Biological Activity (ABT) was determined by Fluorescein Diacetate Hydrolysis to the collected samples. The ABT of the soil was affected by the different treatments of the crop. Microbial inoculation raised the ABT of the studied soils, differing statistically with the controls. Significant differences were also observed between the ABT of the soils at the beginning of the crop with the values recorded at their harvest. The inoculation of topinambur tubers with A. brasilense and mycorrhizal fungi affects the ABT of cultivated soils. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and the environmental parameters of temperature and humidity in five departments of the province of Catamarca, Argentina., Methods: The departments Capital, Andalgalá, Paclín, Ambato and Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina, were studied. Between April 2021 and April 2022 variables analyzed were: number of COVID-19 cases, temperature, and percentage of environmental humidity. The correlation of variables was analyzed by the coefficient of Spearman., Results: The temperature with the numbers of COVID-19 cases show inverse correlation values that ranged between -0.56 and -0.34. The humidity percentages show a slightly positive relationship only for Capital and Andalgalá, with values of 0.34 and 0.40 with the number of cases., Conclusion: The results showed a relationship between the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and the environmental parameters of temperature and humidity in five departments in the province of Catamarca.

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Raman micro-spectroscopy (RMS) is nowadays a very well established analytical technique for the pigment identification in archaeological pottery which allows the study of art and museum objects through a totally non-destructive approach. Data on the chemical nature of the different pigments used by the ancient potters to decorate ceramic vessels can be obtained directly throughout the application of this analytical technique. In this paper, we explore the technological choices done by potters in the past to select, process and apply different natural pigments to decorate the Aguada Portezuelo vessels. The technological process itself is approached through the analytical results obtained from the study of pre- and postfiring paintings in Aguada Portezuelo archaeological ceramics, Middle Period (ca. AD 600–AD 900), Northwestern Argentine region. With the aim to explore the origin of the pigments (inorganic versus organic) used in the past by the potters, several paintings of red, black and brown colours were analyzed by Raman microspectroscopy. Additionally, the chemical nature of the white coloured prefiring slip characteristic of most of this ceramic type was studied, and we explored the molecular structure of the black plumbed coloured internal surfaces of these ceramic bowls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From an archaeological perspective, the practice of pottery making can be studied from different theoretical and analytical perspectives on the stages of pottery production. In this paper, we present the results obtained through technological analysis of prehispanic pottery from the Costa de Reyes N° 5 archaeological site (Tinogasta, Catamarca). The main goal of this analysis is to explore the pottery-making practices developed by ancient potters during the Late Period and through the arrival of Incas at the southern sector of Abaucán Valley. Our methodology consisted of the reconstruction of typical ceramic forms, the use of a stereoscopic microscope to study fresh transversal cuts, and thin-section analyses by ceramic petrography, carried out on pottery samples recovered from both surface collection and excavations in two structures at Costa de Reyes N° 5. Through this approach, we are able to explore and visualize continuities and ruptures in both the pottery-making practices and paste recipes during the Late Period (ca. 900-1450 aC), and how pottery-making was reconfigured when the Inca (ca. 1480-1532 aC) arrived in the region. While pottery production during the Late Period is characterized by technological variability and heterogeneous ceramic pastes, during Inca times there was a homogenization of the recipes used by ancient potters. This is interpreted as a strict control of both the raw materials available and over the pottery production as a whole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract During the last decade, the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and evolutionary knowledge of the groups within Caviidae (i.e. Hydrochoerinae, Caviinae, and the stem eocardiids) has been improved and expanded. However, the evolutionary patterns of Dolichotinae are poorly known due to the lack of detailed taxonomic studies of their fossil forms. The subfamily Dolichotinae are known as patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) and chacoan mara or "conejo de los palos" (Dolichotis [ Pediolagus ] salinicola) and, within Caviidae, are the second largest rodents after the capybaras. The subfamily presents its highest diversity in the late Miocene. Prodolichotis is represented by six species, but most of them have not been studied since their original description. An exhaustive description of the type species of Prodolichotis from the late Miocene-Pliocene of Northwest Argentina is here reported with the objective of filling the gaps and increasing the knowledge about the origin and diversification of the Dolichotinae. The phylogenetic analysis implemented here indicates that Prodolichotis prisca is one of the most basal species within Dolichotinae, suggesting that this group originated at least during the Miocene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Late Cenozoic sediments in the Sierras Pampeanas of La Rioja and Catamarca provinces, Northwestern Argentina, have yielded fossil mammal remains from the Salicas Fm. Herein, we provide a taxonomic review of previously published material and new fossils from El Degolladito area, plus the San Blas area, and north of the Sierra de Mazán region (Villa Mervil, Villa Mazán, Santa Teresita, and Salar de Pipanaco localities). Zircon dating of volcaniclastic levels of the Salicas Fm localities reveals that the fossil vertebrates span from ca. 8.7 to 2.4 Ma (Late Miocene–Early Pleistocene), which in El Degolladito area (ca. 8.7–7.9 Ma) is more abundant and taxonomically rich and includes Metatheria (cf. Thylatheridum sp., Lycopsis sp.), Rodentia (Cardiomys sp., Prodolichotis prisca , Caviidae sp. A., Lagostomus pretrichodactyla , Metacaremys primitiva , Pseudoplataeomys elongatus , Tetrastylus sp.), Meridiungulata (Neobrachytherium sp., Hemihegetotherium torresi , Paedotherium minor , Protypotherium minutum , Typotheriopsis sp.), and Xenarthra (Eosclerocalyptus proximus , Stromaphorus compressidens , Nopachthus coagmentatus , Chasicotatus peiranoi , Paleuphractus argentinus , Proeuphractus limpidus , Prozaedyus sp., Vetelia gandhii , Pampatheriidae indet, Pilosa indet.). Lagostomus cf. L. pretrichodactyla , H. torresi , and Vetelia sp. have also been recovered in the outcrops near San Blas (without dating), whereas to the north of the Sierra de Mazán (ca. 5.7–2.4 Ma) only remains Dasypodidae, Glyptodontoinei, and N. coagmentatus have been found. Based on our analysis, it seems that the sampling conducted in El Degolladito area may have not yet fully uncovered the complete range of mammal diversity. The association from El Degolladito share affinity with those of the Late Neogene of Argentina previously referred to "Chasicoan" and "Huayquerian", like Palo Pintado Fm, "Chasicoan" faunas of Cerro Azul Fm (e.g., Cerro La Bota locality), Loma de Las Tapias assemblages A and B, which is congruent with the absolute dating obtained. • First zircon dating suggests Salicas Formation's deposition during Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene (ca. 8.7–2.4 Ma). • Mammalian assemblage at El Degolladito site (Late Miocene, Tortonian) shows affinity with Chasicoan and Huayquerian faunas. • New data expands Salicas Formation's mammal diversity in 27 taxa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente artículo propone analizar la dinámica política de la elite de Catamarca, ciudad subalterna dentro de la Gobernación Tucumán, considerando dos momentos fundamentales en el proceso de su construcción política. El primero, el de su inserción en la nueva gobernación de Tucumán creada 1814. El segundo, el de su inclusión en la ‘República’ de Tucumán hasta su separación e independencia. Considerando una clave analítica regional, entendemos que los cambios políticos habidos en Catamarca hallaron en el cabildo su escenario y cauce y en la elite colonial a los ejecutores del cambio.

A comienzos del siglo XXI Catamarca y Tucumán mostraban diferencias importantes en el plano social y económico. Mientras que la primera, con una estructura productiva más reducida y tradicional, tenía el menor porcentaje de hogares pobres de todo el Norte Grande Argentino, Tucumán, sufría mayores niveles de pobreza, siendo su economía la más desarrollada del norte del país. Teniendo en cuenta que la pobreza se encuentra íntimamente relacionada con la economía, el presente artículo busca analizar las características de la pobreza en Tucumán y Catamarca en el año 2001, e indagar acerca de las relaciones que hubo entre los niveles diferenciales de privación de ambas provincias y las transformaciones que sufrieron sus respectivas estructuras productivas en las últimas décadas del siglo XX

Nopachtus coagmentatus fue reconocido por Ameghino en 1888. El holotipo procede de la Formación Brochero (Montehermosense - Chapadmalalense [Plioceno temprano - Plioceno tardío]), de las cercanías de Villa Cura Brochero (Córdoba). Se reporta el primer hallazgo de esta especie para la Provincia de Catamarca. Se describe el material hallado, se detalla su procedencia y se presenta el perfil estratigráfico detallado correspondiente. El material mencionado, procedente de la Formación Salicas aflorante en el paraje de Suri Yaco, consiste en 14 osteodermos de la coraza dorsal que se atribuyen a N. coagmentatus, 12 completos y 2 fragmentados correspondientes a la región media y póstero-dorsal de la coraza dorsal. Estos osteodermos presentan una figura central rodeada por dos hileras de figuritas periféricas y figuritas que corresponderían a una tercera hilera, siempre incompleta. La primera hilera tiene entre 10 y 12 figuritas y la segunda entre 19 y 22; las figuritas son pentagonales o, mayoritariamente, hexagonales. A su vez, se revisa todo el material hasta ahora conocido para este género, que incluye dos especies. Para N. coagmentatus solamente había dos registros fehacientes, hasta esta comunicación, y varios dudosos, en tanto que para N. cabrerai Zamorano, Scillato-Yané, González Ruiz & Zurita solo se dio a conocer el holotipo.