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This paper presents the results of chemical analyses of the organic and inorganic fractions of pigment residues found in three archaeological sites located in the Beagle Channel region, Tierra del Fuego, Southern South America. Twenty-one archaeological samples have been analysed through XRD, SEM-EDX, FT-IR and GC-MS in order to characterise their inorganic colouring components and to search for the presence of organic substances used as binders. Lipids found in some samples are considered as potential binders. These organic components are compared to those found in archaeological sediment samples from the same layers where the pigments have been found, in order to search for potential taphonomic contaminations of the latter by the former. Results show that such contaminations are unlikely, hence the lipid contents are deemed of anthropic origin. The pigment sample results are also compared to data from analyses of natural sediment samples collected in several localities of the Beagle Channel in order to search for potential natural pigment sources. Results show that organic and inorganic components of these sediments are not the same than those present in the archaeological pigment samples, hence the pigment raw material sources have not been yet located. All these data provide for the first time evidence of the existence of ancient activities of pigment sourcing and paint preparation with organic binders which range from 6000 BP to 1900 BP in the southernmost region of the planet. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Título:Chemical analyses of the earliest pigment residues from the uttermost part of the planet (Beagle Channel region, Tierra del Fuego, Southern South America)
Autor:Fiore, D.; Maier, M.; Parera, S.D.; Orquera, L.; Piana, E.
Filiación:CONICET-AIA-UBA, Bartolomé Mitre 11317 G, 1036 Buenos Aires, Argentina
UMYMFOR (CONICET-UBA) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellon 2, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Asociación de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Bartolomé Mitre 11317 G, 1036 Buenos Aires, Argentina
CONICET-CADIC, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Palabras clave:FT-IR; GC-MS; Inorganic fraction; Organic fraction; Pigments; SEM-EDX; Taphonomy; Tierra del Fuego; XRD; archaeology; chemical analysis; scanning electron microscopy; taphonomy; X-ray diffraction; Beagle Channel; South America; Tierra del Fuego [(ARC) South America]
Año:2008
Volumen:35
Número:12
Página de inicio:3047
Página de fin:3056
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.003
Título revista:Journal of Archaeological Science
Título revista abreviado:J. Archaeol. Sci.
ISSN:03054403
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03054403_v35_n12_p3047_Fiore

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Fiore, D., Maier, M., Parera, S.D., Orquera, L. & Piana, E. (2008) . Chemical analyses of the earliest pigment residues from the uttermost part of the planet (Beagle Channel region, Tierra del Fuego, Southern South America). Journal of Archaeological Science, 35(12), 3047-3056.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.003
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Fiore, D., Maier, M., Parera, S.D., Orquera, L., Piana, E. "Chemical analyses of the earliest pigment residues from the uttermost part of the planet (Beagle Channel region, Tierra del Fuego, Southern South America)" . Journal of Archaeological Science 35, no. 12 (2008) : 3047-3056.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.003
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Fiore, D., Maier, M., Parera, S.D., Orquera, L., Piana, E. "Chemical analyses of the earliest pigment residues from the uttermost part of the planet (Beagle Channel region, Tierra del Fuego, Southern South America)" . Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 35, no. 12, 2008, pp. 3047-3056.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.003
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Fiore, D., Maier, M., Parera, S.D., Orquera, L., Piana, E. Chemical analyses of the earliest pigment residues from the uttermost part of the planet (Beagle Channel region, Tierra del Fuego, Southern South America). J. Archaeol. Sci. 2008;35(12):3047-3056.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.04.003