Personal adornments and objects of ornamentation: two case studies from hunter-gatherer burials, in France (La Vergne) and Argentina (Arroyo Seco II).
Laporte l., Dupont C., 2019 - Personal adornments and objects of ornamentation: two case studies from hunter-gatherer burials, in France (La Vergne) and Argentina (Arroyo Seco II). PaleoAnthropology, 156−176. ISSN 1545-0031, doi:10.4207/PA.2019.ART129, http://www.paleoanthro.org/media/journal/content/PA20190156.pdf This article presents two case studies from totally distinct geographic sectors and cultural environments: the Arroyo Seco II cemetery, in the Pampas in Argentina (7800-6300 BP and 4800-4300 BP), and La Vergne, in the west of France dated to the Early Mesolithic (9280- 9000 BP), on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. These two graveyards correspond to hunter-gatherer populations, where shells are a major component. They present exceptionally well-conserved remains and were attentively and accurately excavated. Burial environments such as these, especially graves in open ground, enable us to discuss the status of decorative and ornamental objects in r...
