DIFERENTES TECNICAS PARA EL MISMO PROBLEMA: EL ESTUDIO TECNOLOGICO DE UN CONJUNTO CERAMICO FRAGMENTARIO (COSTA NORDESTE DEL CHUBUT, PATAGONIA ARGENTINA)

The ceramics from hunter-gatherers has been frequently overlooked in archaeological investigations when compared to their other technologies, perhaps as a result of the low representation in the archaeological sites or by the quantity of high fragmentation of the ceramics, which represent certain limitations when undertaking the technological studies.Nevertheless, gradually in the Patagonia, some archaeometrical and experimental techniques are being implemented which have already been applied in other regions of the country for many years. Specifically in this area of study - the north-eastern coast of Chubut- different routes of analysis are currently being developed -macroscopic, sub-macroscopic, microscopic (petrography), X-ray diffraction and X-ray (radiology). Through these techniques, hope to obtain data about the different variety of the ceramics: forms, paste, treatments of the surfaces, techniques of manufactures, origins of the raw materials, temperatures and techniques of baking, among other aspects.This work presents the different strategies of analyzing marking the reaches and limitations of these techniques on having been applied in a ceramic set for the most part fragmentary.