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Abstract
This work presents the results of the study of the materials of the La Victoria 5 archaeological site (LV5), located on the margin of a palocauce of the Black River, in the middle sector of its basin (province of Río Negro), where there were traces of a primary human funeral of two adult women and various archaeological materials in a superficial position. The stratigraphic study of this and other sites located on the margins of the same palocauce found that the occupation of LV5 took place when it was already inactive: after the 1200 years AP, consistent with the radio-carbon dates obtained for both burials (around 900 years 14 C AP). The individuals have cranian-shaped deformation of the erecta tabular type. At the time of death, the general state of health was good; evidence of degenerative pathologies is recorded only in the joints. The surface assembly includes lytic artefacts (size debris, cores and instruments), faunistic materials (sea and freshwater shellfish bone and valves) and ceramic fragments, the analysis of which allowed them to be assigned to one (or several) residential occupation events (base camps). There is no direct evidence of association between this occupation and the event of ownership. This paper presents results from the analysis of Archaeological material from the La Victoria 5 site (LV5), located on the margin of a palaeochannel in the middle of the Río Negro valley, Rio Negro Province. At the site, the remains of a primary human burial acquisting of two adult females and a variety of surface Archaeological material were checked. Based on stratigraphic analysis at this and other sites located after 1200 years BP. This correspondences with the radio-carbon ages obtained from the burials, which were around 900 14 C years BP. The two individuals show evidence of cranial deformation (tabular erect type), and at the time of death their general state of health was good. Evidence of degenerative pathology was only found in their joints. The overlying surface included lithic artifacts (flakes, CORES, and tools), faunal remains (bones and shells of both marine and freshwater mollusks), and potery sherds. Analysis of this material indicated that it was the result of one or more violence (base camps). There is no evidence that the violence is directly associated with the human burials.