800 anos de ocupação da Tradição Polícroma da Amazônia

Este artigo apresenta dados sobre o processo de ocupação de sítios com depósitos associados à cerâmica Guarita, da Tradição Polícroma da Amazônia, na região do Baixo Rio Solimões, no Amazonas. Essas ocupações estão relacionadas aos últimos grupos ceramistas que se estabeleceram na região desde o século VIII d.C. até o século XVI d.C. Por meio do exame do contexto arqueológico de sete sítios pré-coloniais e da análise tecnomorfológica da cerâmica, foi possível identificar semelhanças e diferenças entre duas áreas do Baixo Rio Solimões. A partir disso, propõe-se uma hipótese para a história de ocupação dos grupos ceramistas vinculados à Tradição Polícroma da Amazônia

800 anos de ocupação da Tradição Polícroma da Amazônia: um panorama histórico no Baixo Rio Solimões

This article presents data about the process of site settlements associated to Guarita ceramics of Amazonian Polychrome Tradition, in the region of the Lower Solimoes River, Amazonas state. These occupations are associated with the last pottery making groups who settled in the region from the VIII century until the XVI century AD. Through the verification of the archaeological context associated with the pre-colonial vestiges and a techno-morphological analysis of pottery, it was possible to identify similarities and differences between two areas of the Lower Solimoes River. This article proposes a hypothesis for the history of the occupation of these ceramic groups tied to the Amazonian Polychrome Tradition.Este artigo apresenta dados sobre o processo de ocupação de sítios com depósitos associados à cerâmica Guarita, da Tradição Polícroma da Amazônia, na região do Baixo Rio Solimões, no Amazonas. Essas ocupações estão relacionadas aos últimos grupos ceramistas que se estabeleceram na região desde o século VIII d.C. até o século XVI d.C. Por meio do exame do contexto arqueológico de sete sítios pré-coloniais e da análise tecnomorfológica da cerâmica, foi possível identificar semelhanças e diferenças entre duas áreas do Baixo Rio Solimões. A partir disso, propõe-se uma hipótese para a história de ocupação dos grupos ceramistas vinculados à Tradição Polícroma da Amazônia

Sítio Hatahara: estruturas funerárias, residenciais ou ambas?

In this article we present two studies on mounds and burials found in the Hatahara Site, Central Amazon, Amazonas State, Brazil. Our main goal was to try to understand mound formation and the different types of graves in them. Most of the burials and mounds known in the research area belong to the Paredão Phase (VII to Xllth Century A.D.). By analyzing the ceramic material from mound II, it was noticed that they were chosen by their size and not by decorations because they were used as construction material (Machado 2005 had already attested that in mound I). The presence of different kinds of burials belonging to the same phase, before and after the mounds construction, indicates long occupations with varied rituals (Rapp Py-Daniel 2007). Crossing data from the ceramic analysis, dates, and burial analysis, we have noticed how much variability can exist inside one archaeological phaseNesse artigo apresentamos dois estudos sobre montículos e sepultamentos encontrados no Sítio Hatahara, Amazônia Central, no Estado do Amazonas, Brasil, sendo a problemática principal compreender a relação entre a formação dos montículos e os vários sepultamentos nele encontrados. A maior parte dos sepultamentos e montículos conhecidos na região de estudo pertencem à fase Paredão (entre os séculos VII a XII D.C). Com a análise das cerâmicas do montículo II percebeu-se que estas foram utilizadas como material de construção e que sua seleção se fez em função do tamanho e não da decoração (fato atestado no montículo I por Machado, 2005). A presença de sepultamentos diferentes da mesma fase, antes e após a construção do montículo I, indica ocupações longas com rituais variados (Rapp Py-Daniel 2007). Cruzando dados provenientes das análises cerâmicas e dos sepultamentos com as datações, percebemos o quanto a variedade pode ser importante dentro de uma única fase arqueológic

QUEM SOMOS NÓS? OU PERFIS DA COMUNIDADE PROFISSIONAL ARQUEOLÓGICA NO BRASIL: PRIMEIRAS APROXIMAÇÕES

Nos últimos vinte anos, a formação acadêmico-científica arqueológica cresceu exponencialmente no Brasil, culminando com o reconhecimento da profissão em 2018. No entanto, pouco sabemos sobre os perfis socioeconômico e profissional das pessoas atuantes na área, assim como de estudantes em processo de formação, em nível de graduação e pós-graduação. Para que se tenha uma visão geral do quadro da Arqueologia no país, propomos a realização de um levantamento demográfico, cujos primeiros resultados estão compilados neste manuscrito. Esta iniciativa nos possibilita delinear os desafios da inclusão e da representatividade no exercício da profissão, cujas reflexões nos auxiliarão na concepção de medidas práticas para uma mudança desse quadro, no futuro

Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization

In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system models is currently oversimplified. As a result, there are large uncertainties in the current understanding of the past and current state of the earth system. In order to improve repre- sentation of the variety and scale of impacts that past land use had on the earth system, a global effort is underway to aggregate and synthesize archaeological and historical evi- dence of land use systems. Here we present a simple, hierarchical classification of land use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land use practices common to a range of systems, both imple- mented in a geospatial database. The classification scheme and database resulted from an extensive process of consultation with researchers worldwide. Our scheme is designed to deliver consistent, empirically robust data for the improvement of land use models, while simultaneously allowing for a comparative, detailed mapping of land use relevant to the needs of historical scholars. To illustrate the benefits of the classification scheme and meth- ods for mapping historical land use, we apply it to Mesopotamia and Arabia at 6 kya (c. 4000 BCE). The scheme will be used to describe land use by the Past Global Changes (PAGES) LandCover6k working group, an international project comprised of archaeologists, historians, geographers, paleoecologists, and modelers. Beyond this, the scheme has a wide utility for creating a common language between research and policy communities, link- ing archaeologists with climate modelers, biodiversity conservation workers and initiatives.publishedVersio

Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization

In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system models is currently oversimplified. As a result, there are large uncertainties in the current understanding of the past and current state of the earth system. In order to improve representation of the variety and scale of impacts that past land use had on the earth system, a global effort is underway to aggregate and synthesize archaeological and historical evidence of land use systems. Here we present a simple, hierarchical classification of land use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land use practices common to a range of systems, both implemented in a geospatial database. The classification scheme and database resulted from an extensive process of consultation with researchers worldwide. Our scheme is designed to deliver consistent, empirically robust data for the improvement of land use models, while simultaneously allowing for a comparative, detailed mapping of land use relevant to the needs of historical scholars. To illustrate the benefits of the classification scheme and methods for mapping historical land use, we apply it to Mesopotamia and Arabia at 6 kya (c. 4000 BCE). The scheme will be used to describe land use by the Past Global Changes (PAGES) LandCover6k working group, an international project comprised of archaeologists, historians, geographers, paleoecologists, and modelers. Beyond this, the scheme has a wide utility for creating a common language between research and policy communities, linking archaeologists with climate modelers, biodiversity conservation workers and initiatives

Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization.

In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system models is currently oversimplified. As a result, there are large uncertainties in the current understanding of the past and current state of the earth system. In order to improve representation of the variety and scale of impacts that past land use had on the earth system, a global effort is underway to aggregate and synthesize archaeological and historical evidence of land use systems. Here we present a simple, hierarchical classification of land use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land use practices common to a range of systems, both implemented in a geospatial database. The classification scheme and database resulted from an extensive process of consultation with researchers worldwide. Our scheme is designed to deliver consistent, empirically robust data for the improvement of land use models, while simultaneously allowing for a comparative, detailed mapping of land use relevant to the needs of historical scholars. To illustrate the benefits of the classification scheme and methods for mapping historical land use, we apply it to Mesopotamia and Arabia at 6 kya (c. 4000 BCE). The scheme will be used to describe land use by the Past Global Changes (PAGES) LandCover6k working group, an international project comprised of archaeologists, historians, geographers, paleoecologists, and modelers. Beyond this, the scheme has a wide utility for creating a common language between research and policy communities, linking archaeologists with climate modelers, biodiversity conservation workers and initiatives

Evidence confirms an anthropic origin of Amazonian Dark Earths.

Arising from: Silva et al. Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20184-2 (2021

A comparative overview of the Amazon in year 1000 AD

Nesta tese buscou-se esboçar um cenário das ocupações ceramistas pré-coloniais, entre 600 e 1.400 DC, na região da Amazônia brasileira. Através do banco de dados georreferenciado foram realizadas análises correlacionando diferentes aspectos que compõem o sítio arqueológico, possibilitando a identificação de mudanças ou continuidades de determinadas sociedades em escala regional. Ao final percebeu-se que algumas áreas possuíam maior trânsito de pessoas e ideias do que outras regiões, refletindo em diferentes níveis de variabilidade observadas no contexto arqueológico.This thesis sought to outline a scenario of precolonial ceramic occupations, between 600 and 1400 AD in the Brazilian Amazon region. Through the georeferenced database, analyzes were carried out correlating different aspects that make up the archaeological site, allowing the identification of changes or continuities of certain societies on a regional scale. At the end it was realized that some areas had greater movement of people and ideas than other regions, reflecting different levels of variability observed in the archaeological context