Inventario de los objetos arqueológicos del Laboratorio de Arqueología de la Facultad de Recursos naturales de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The Archaeology Laboratory of the Natural Resources Faculty has been a container of archaeological goods from research projects and voluntary delivery actions of cultural goods found in casual finds. These cultural materials requiere an archaeological technical inventory for their respective research, conservation, and social use. Therefore, the research purpose was to “Inventory the archaeological objects of the Archaeology Laboratory of the Natural Resources Faculty at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo”. For the inventory, the current regulations proposed by the National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC) were used, in which morphometric and typological characteristics, elaboration, finishing, and decorative techniques were determined, as well as the cultural affiliation to which they belong and the state of conservation in which they are found. As for the results, 75 archaeological objects were inventoried: 56 lithic objects, 17 ceramic objects, 1 metallurgical object, and 1 malacological object. The cultural affiliation of the inventoried goods corresponds to the following cultures: Puruhá (N=60), Cañari (N=13), Narrío (N=1), and Inca (N=1). In terms of processing techniques, all the ceramic objects were modeled; in most of lithic objects, no processing technique was evident; in malacological objects, the technique of cutting, carving, and perforation was used, while in metal, the technique of spinning and lamination was used. In the surface finishes of ceramic objects, most were subjected to the polishing and smoothing technique, and in the lithic, malacological, and metal objects, the majority used the polishing technique. To sum up, the state of conservation is in good condition at 95% and the integrity is complete at 72%.