Las fuentes del estilo: distribución regional de canteras y técnicas alfareras en Conchucos (Ancash, Perú)

Abstract

In order to refine their explanation of pre-colonial societies in the Andes, archaeologists have paid increasing interest to the relations between sources of raw materials and final products (pots). However, they lack systematic models to explain those links. In parallel, the concept of technical style is becoming more important for understanding collective identities in the remote past. In this article, coordinated exploration of both topics is made in the Conchucos region (Ancash): three technical styles are defined and their relations with the geographical distribution of raw material sources are shown. Finally, the potential corollaries of the link made between technical styles and raw materials for pre-colonial archaeology are analyzed.

Keywords

• technical styles
• sources of raw materials
• Conchucos
• pottery production
• ethnoarchaeology