Clasificación de botones Prosser y su potencial como indicador cronológico. Arqueología urbana de Rosario (sitio La Basurita)
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2017
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Centro de Estudios de Arqueología Histórica. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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Los botones Prosser son un tipo particular de botones de cerámica de producción industrial cuya
expansión comercial se desarrolló entre1840 y 1950/1960 aproximadamente, cuando fueron
desplazados por el plástico. Pese a su frecuente presencia en sitios arqueológicos del siglo XIX, en la
literatura arqueológica sólo se los menciona a título cuantitativo o descriptivo, sin otorgarles mayor
relevancia informativa.
El sitio arqueológico la Basurita (LB), primer vaciadero municipal de Rosario durante la segunda
mitad del siglo diecinueve, presenta una gran cantidad y variabilidad de este tipo de botón que ha
posibilitado su análisis.
Con base en la tesis de grado en Antropología de una de las autoras, en este trabajo se presentan las
tipologías de botones Prosser hallados en el sitio LB, y se introduce su potencial en cuanto a indicador
cronológico de sitios arqueológicos del siglo XIX gracias a su acotada y confiable cronología de
inicio y expansión comercial.
Prosser buttons are a particular type of industrial ceramic buttons with an commercial success around 1840-1950/1960, then plastic left them out of the market. Despite their ubiquity in19th century archaeological sites, in the literature they are mentioned just in quantitative or descriptive ways, without an informative consideration. A large quantity and variability of Prosser buttons were recovered from La Basurita (LB) archaeological site, the first municipal dum of Rosario city throughout the second half of the nineteenth century, presents a great that has made its analysis possible. From the previous analysis made for one of the authors in the frame of her degree thesis in Anthropology, in this work are presented the typologies of Prosser buttons from the LB site, and ii is introduced its potential as a chronological indicator of archaeological sites of the nineteenth century thanks both its limited and reliable starting chronology and commercial expansion.
Prosser buttons are a particular type of industrial ceramic buttons with an commercial success around 1840-1950/1960, then plastic left them out of the market. Despite their ubiquity in19th century archaeological sites, in the literature they are mentioned just in quantitative or descriptive ways, without an informative consideration. A large quantity and variability of Prosser buttons were recovered from La Basurita (LB) archaeological site, the first municipal dum of Rosario city throughout the second half of the nineteenth century, presents a great that has made its analysis possible. From the previous analysis made for one of the authors in the frame of her degree thesis in Anthropology, in this work are presented the typologies of Prosser buttons from the LB site, and ii is introduced its potential as a chronological indicator of archaeological sites of the nineteenth century thanks both its limited and reliable starting chronology and commercial expansion.
Keywords
Botones Prosser, Indicador cronológico, Siglo 19, Rosario, Prosser buttons, Chronological indicator, 19th century