Evidencias tecnológicas en astas de venado de las Pampas en el centro de la Pampa húmeda, Argentina

espanol(Ozotoceros bezoarticus). Sin embargo, estos materiales suelen registrarse en escasas cantidades y, salvo excepciones, solo son mencionados colateralmente en la literatura arqueologica. En este trabajo se presenta el analisis de los restos de astas de venado de las Pampas de dos sitios arqueologicos: Empalme Querandies 1 y Calera. Los resultados indican que estos elementos fueron utilizados con fines tecnologicos. Sin embargo, algunas partes de las astas (las puntas) no serian las mas diagnosticas para identificar este comportamiento. Esto es porque gran parte de las modificaciones que se clasifican como culturales tambien se producen en vida del animal. Por otro lado, las bases presentan evidencias de abrasion y negativos de lascado, que serian buenos indicadores del uso de este elemento como instrumento. En este estudio se identificaron varias bases con modificaciones, que podrian haber sido utilizadas como percutores blandos. Finalmente, la tecnica utilizada para la obtencion de las formas base habria sido la de debitage por segmentacion. EnglishAntler remains of Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) are frequently recorded in the sites located in the center of the Argentinian Humid Pampas. These materials, however, are usually scarce and, in general, they are only collaterally mentioned in the archaeological literature. This article presents the analysis of antler remains from two archaeological sites -Empalme Querandies 1 and Calera-. Results indicate that these elements were used with technological purposes. However, some parts of the antler (the tines) are not the more diagnostic ones to identify this behavior. This is because a large part of the modifications that are classified as “of cultural origin” also occur in the animal’s life. The bases, on the other hand, can present evidence of abrasion and flake negatives, which could be good indicators of the use of these elements as tools. In this study, several specimens with modifications, which could have been used as soft hammers, were identified. Finally, the technique that was used in the obtaining of blanks would have been debitage by segmentation.