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Images and memory: the case of the field of engravings of Guanchincito (ca. 1250-1400 ad, Catamarca, Argentina).

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Date
2014
Publishing House and Editing Place
BAR International Series 2659
Book
Miscellania. Theory, Rock Art and Heritage (pp. 31-37)
BAR International Series 2659
ISBN
9781407313016
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In this paper, the field of engravings of Guanchincito, placed in western Tinogasta (Catamarca, Argentina) and associated to a vast extension of agricultural fields and burials, was analyzed. The registered images respond to the repertoire and visual resources common of late periods (ca 1250-1400 AD), with the exception of some referring to the times of the development of the first millennium societies. Nevertheless, this analysis indicates that they were performed synchronically, allowing our ... In this paper, the field of engravings of Guanchincito, placed in western Tinogasta (Catamarca, Argentina) and associated to a vast extension of agricultural fields and burials, was analyzed. The registered images respond to the repertoire and visual resources common of late periods (ca 1250-1400 AD), with the exception of some referring to the times of the development of the first millennium societies. Nevertheless, this analysis indicates that they were performed synchronically, allowing our discussion on the persistence of ideas and images to shape stories, tales, deals and tensions in the frame of the conditions of Inca domination.
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Key Words
MEMORYLANDSCAPEROCK ARTVISUALIZATION STRATEGIES