RECURSOS VEGETALES Y TECNOFACTURAS EN EL SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO CUEVA SALAMANCA 1, ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, CATAMARCA, PUNA SUR.

This research contributes to the reconstruction of the knowledge and the dynamics of the use of spaces with plant resources, on a regional scale, between 8100 and 4500 years BP in the southern Argentine Puna, taking into account that during this period, which corresponds to the Middle Holocene, there were climatic changes that affected the distribution and density of resource patches and optimal/non-optimal or marginal areas. The Holocene is characterized in the Puna by a pronounced aridity that deepens during the mentioned period, therefore changes related to the distribution of plant resources have occurred. Framed in this perspective, this work focuses on the Cueva Salamanca 1 site, located in the middle-lower course of the Las Pitas River, microregion of Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca. The general objective is to continue the analysis of the production of technofactures in this site, emphasizing the catchment areas and the origin of the resources used as raw materials. The knowledge of the species used and their origin determined the steps to follow from a methodological point of view: surveys around the archaeological site, collection and identification of plant species that develop in the area, identification of archaeological species through studies of comparative anatomy in relation to the current taxa present in the microregion, using the SI Herbarium for the identification of non-local species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]