Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
A growing body of research in historical and contemporary archaeologies in southern South America has developed over the last decades. Novel issues are being discussed within different theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches. This symposium aims to integrate current trends in studies while articulating future lines of research. In general terms, the expansion of historical archaeology in South America has followed a path similar to that in the Global North, although with a more recent development. At first, an important part of the work focused particularly on the corroboration of data recorded in historical documents through the work on ruins, forts, and urban centers. Over time, these studies incorporated new frameworks and broader scales of analysis. Historical archaeology of the southern cone now includes the study of the expansion of capitalism, the processes of change, resistance and/or resilience in contact situations, ideology and power, gender and racism studies, the rural occupation of ranches and missions, and life in cities, among others. Current case studies illustrate the diversity involved in this knowledge area, exemplifying archaeology’s crucial role in the study of social processes close to the present.
Other Keywords
Historical Archaeology •
Historic •
Ethnohistory/History •
contact period •
Survey •
Hunter-Gatherers •
Colonialism •
Coastal and Island Archaeology •
Cultural Heritage and Preservation •
Cultural Resources and Heritage Management
Geographic Keywords
South America (Continent) •
Argentine Republic (Country) •
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) (Country) •
Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Country) •
South America: Patagonia and Southern Cone •
Republic of Peru (Country) •
Republic of Panama (Country) •
Republic of Colombia (Country) •
Netherlands Antilles (Country) •
Aruba (Country)
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Arqueología histórica del colonialismo en contextos insulares: Chiloé y su jurisdicción (siglos XVI-XVIII) (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Los principales núcleos urbanos y fortificaciones en Chiloé coexistieron con un centenar de asentamientos, llamados pueblos de indios, desde la fundación de Santiago de Castro en 1567. Desde ese momento, la dinámica de relaciones interétnicas habría incidido en la conformación del sistema colonial...
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Changes and Continuities on Recent Past Human Occupations in Continental Southern Patagonia (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Human occupation of the last centuries in continental southern Patagonia has been described as a stage in which a great variability of processes stand out, such as the arrival of allochthonous groups, the introduction of new resources such as horses, sheep and industrialized products, the emergence of...
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Colonialidad y negociación de imaginarios: Una mirada a las relaciones williche-español desde el lago Ranco, Sur de Chile, siglos XVI-XVII (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. El pueblo williche o “mapuches del sur”, reconocidos como tal al menos desde fines del siglo XVIII (Parlamento de Negrete 1793), habitaron el denominado Futa Willi Mapu. Al comparar con las áreas septentrionales del País Mapuche, este territorio tuvo una organización diversa, y según las fuentes, poco...
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Exploring Psychiatry's History in Chile: A Material perspective of the Dr. José Horwitz Barak Psychiatric Institute (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This research aims to carry out an archaeological analysis of the current Dr. José Horwitz Barak Psychiatric Institute in Santiago de Chile, a place historically considered a total institution. Since its creation in 1858, this hospital has served as the main psychiatric center in Chile. The present...
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Historical Archaeology as a Device for Heritage Protection in West Patagonia (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The relatively recent colonization of West Patagonia is perceived as a main component of cultural heritage by the communities of the Aisén region (Chile). Understanding colonial life makes sense in the construction of the narrative of local and regional identities. Hence, historical archaeology can play...
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La ocupación de los grupos canoeros y europeos criollos en tiempos coloniales y republicanos en torno a la barrera biogeográfica de península de Taitao/golfo de Penas (~46°-48°S), Patagonia occidental, Chile (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Las prospecciones arqueológicas realizadas en las áreas costeras insulares y continentales en torno a la extensa barrera biogeográfica conformada por península de Taitao y golfo de Penas (~46°-48°S) en el borde Pacífico nos revelan una importante evidencia de registros materiales de tiempos coloniales y...
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Revisita a Pisagua Viejo: Abordajes de arqueología histórica en la costa desértica de Tarapacá (Chile) (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. En el siglo XIX aparecen referencias escritas sobre Pisagua Viejo y la existencia de una aldea con iglesia cristiana en plena costa desértica entre Arica e Iquique, la que se describe como “Antiguo puerto donde se hizo el primer embarque de salitre en 1836”. Sin embargo, hacia 1880, el sitio constituía...
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Spatial Distribution and Archaeological Characteristics of the Historical Record of Central-West Patagonia (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The archaeological investigation of historical and recent periods in the Central West Patagonian region has garnered less attention than earlier records. Nonetheless, a diverse array of material evidence, primarily comprising rural architectural features, delineates a collection of sites and attributes...
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A Tehuelche/Aonikenk Camp on the Northern Bank of the Middle Course of the Gallegos River (Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina): Implications for the Use of Space in Historical Moments (2024)
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This is an abstract from the "Current Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Archaeology of the Southern Cone" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Mack Aike Canyon has been redundantly used by hunter-gatherer populations for at least 3300 years BP. The canyon provides protection, water, pastures, and fauna. Information corresponding to the Chorrillo Grande 1 site is presented, where lithic artifacts were found together with others made of...