Abstract
This work presents the results of the systematic study concerning the circulation of goods, raw materials and ideas in the Calchaqui Valley (Province of Salta, Northwestern Argentina) between the 10th and 16th centuries. Through stylistic and provenance analyses of various materials from museums’ archaeological collections, it was possible to establish the diversity of goods and materials that circulated to and from the valley in different moments of its occupational history. These new findings were considered in relation to already existing information about interregional connections for the Calchaqui societies, and the existence of several potential interaction circuits with different ecological and cultural areas was postulated. Such circuits apparently show certain changes since the Inka arrival to the Calchaqui Valley.
Highlights
This work presents the results of the systematic study concerning the circulation of goods
possible to establish the diversity of goods and materials
These new findings were considered in relation to already existing information
Summary
El valle Calchaquí, en el centro-oeste de la Provincia de Salta, Noroeste argentino (NOA), se ubica en un área geográfica intermedia entre las regiones puneñas occidentales y las zonas más bajas, húmedas y boscosas del oriente (Figura 1). Figura 1: Mapa físico de la Provincia de Salta y de áreas aledañas del NOA, Chile y Bolivia, con la localización del valle Calchaquí. Siglo XX junto con la permanente mención de evidencias de circulación de bienes y recursos, hasta el momento no se había encarado un estudio sistemático de la circulación interregional en el valle Calchaquí. A partir de la determinación de la variabilidad de bienes, recursos e información que se movilizaron hacia y desde la región, se proponen esferas de interacción y circuitos potenciales que vincularían el valle Calchaquí con diversas regiones (Sprovieri 2006, 2007, 2008a y b, 2010a)
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