Cremaciones, práctica funeraria de la tradición Trincheras en la costa de Puerto Libertad, Sonora

Abstract

This   work   presents    the   archaeological   findings   from   the   excavations carried  out within  the Salvamento  Arqueológico  Planta  de Licuefacción  de Gas Natural  in the winter  of 2022. The project area  is located  2 kilometers southeast  of the town of Puerto  Libertad, Sonora and 800 meters inland from the coastline. A funerary  context was recorded  and excavated, with secondary cremations  in a pit, indirect secondary  cremations  placed  in an urn, and  an articulated  primary  burial of a woman. The study  area  is located  on  the  northern coast  of the  Gulf  of California, bordering the cultural boundaries of the Central Coast and Trincheras Traditions.  The  discovery  of a context  with  secondary   cremations  in  pits allowed us to compare  mortuary treatment  between  both cultural  traditions. In addition  to the funerary  practice, the ceramic analysis  concluded  that the ancient inhabitants of Puerto Libertad belonged  to the Trincheras Tradition  of the valleys, identifying  diagnostic ceramics from that region.