Las sociedades indígenas del territorio santiagueño: apuntes iniciales desde la arqueología y la historia. Período prehispánico tardío y colonial temprano

This article aims to provide an interpretation of 16th Century colonial chronicles of Santiago del Estero Province based on the queries and results of archaeological research. It refers specifically to the so-called “Diaguita”, “Tonocote”, “Lule” and “Juri” groups, focusing on the inconsistencies emerging from the confrontation between diverse textual sources and material evidence such as the weak archeological traces from the “Diaguita culture” in Santiago del Estero.