Abstract
The purpose of archaeology should be to explain the social phenomena of the past and the reasons behind their cultural expressions, in order to contribute to promoting a less ominous future for humankind. Consequently, to produce socially useful knowledge we must strive to unravel the foundations of the institutions of social reproduction, often masquerading as sacred drama. In the case of the Alto Magdalena during the Regional Classic period (AD 1-900), emerging elites resorted to the sacredness of the ancestors, protected by a system of social relationships based on kinship, in order to strengthen and ensure the permanence of a tributary chiefly society. https://doi.org/10.22380/2539472X19
Highlights
The purpose of archaeology should be to explain the social phenomena of the past
socially useful knowledge we must strive to unravel the foundations of the institutions of social reproduction
emerging elites resorted to the sacredness of the ancestors
Summary
El propósito de la arqueología debe ser explicar los hechos sociales del pasado y las razones de sus manifestaciones culturales con el fin de contribuir a propiciar un futuro menos aciago para el ser humano. Para producir conocimiento socialmente útil, es preciso esforzarnos en desentrañar los fundamentos de las instituciones objeto de la reproducción, con frecuencia enmascaradas como dramas sacros. En el caso del Alto Magdalena, durante el periodo Clásico Regional C.), las élites en ciernes recurrieron a la sacralización de los ancestros, amparadas en un sistema de relaciones sociales pautado por el parentesco, con el propósito de fortalecer y garantizar la permanencia de la sociedad tributaria cacical. Palabras clave: sociedad comunal, trabajo excedente, parentesco, agricultura intensiva
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