This article analyzes the interaction networks in the Tairona chiefdom communities of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, to investigate settlement patterns and the scales of socioeconomic integration over time. Employing network analysis on the technological and typological attributes of ceramic artifact assemblages from pre-Hispanic settlements within a 40-square-kilometer area of the Regional Archaeology Program of the Río Frío basin (currently ongoing), we modeled patterns of social interaction and economic integration. The results reveal varying degrees of economic integration among settlements, with certain sites playing central roles in the distribution of ceramic goods and coordination of economic activities. These findings underscore the importance of specific settlements in driving social centralization and offer a pioneering perspective on the development of complex societies in northern South America.

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哥伦比亚圣玛尔塔内华达山脉 Río Frío 盆地 Tairona 酋长国的网络分析


本文分析了哥伦比亚内华达山脉圣玛尔塔 （Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta） 泰罗纳酋邦社区的互动网络，以研究定居模式和社会经济融合随时间推移的规模。通过对 Río Frío 盆地区域考古计划（目前正在进行）40 平方公里区域内的前西班牙裔定居点陶瓷文物组合的技术和类型属性进行网络分析，我们对社会互动和经济一体化的模式进行了建模。结果揭示了定居点之间不同程度的经济一体化，某些地点在陶瓷商品的分配和经济活动的协调中发挥着核心作用。这些发现强调了特定定居点在推动社会集中化方面的重要性，并为南美洲北部复杂社会的发展提供了开创性的视角。