1984/01/01 by Alberta Zucchi, Kay Tarble, J. Eduardo Vaz +1
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Maritime and Coastal Archaeology #Latin American history and culture
paper · doi:10.1179/jfa.1984.11.2.155
Research on the Agöerito site of the Middle Orinoco, Venezuela, has served to broaden knowledge about ceramics-bearing groups of the area and to help solve chronological problems of this strategic region. The combined use of thermoluminescence (TL) and C-14 dating techniques has permitted us to confirm the placement of the Ronquin and posterior phases between 200 A.C. and 1500 A.C. Detailed analysis of pottery from the site has allowed us to define four components, each apparently representing the remains of distinct social entities. Two of these had not been distinguished as separate components by previous authors. The multiplicity of groups revealed by the Agöerito research agrees well with the ethnohistorical accounts for the area, which emphasize social and economic interaction among numerous ethnic groups.