Carta arqueológica del área fundacional de Valdivia: arquitectura, materiales constructivos y tradiciones cerámicas.

Resumo

This paper updates the archaeological map of the foundational area of Valdivia. New absolute dates are introduced for several urban areas which discuss their correlation with urban phases and stages as presented by historical studies. The distributional and typological analysis of bricks, curved and flat tiles, indigenous Mapuche-Huilliche and European ceramics, as well as funerary evidence permits the integration of functional, diachronic and synchronic information of the archaeological sites studied in the past decade. The study of building materials is valued as a main step towards historical archeology and other disciplines interested in human settlements and changes in the Valdivia’s urban landscape from a long term perspective.