Landscape evolution and unusual geomorphological-pedological-chronological relations in an alluvial plain associated with early Amerindian settlement in southeastern Brazil

Cheliz, Pedro Michelutti; Ladeira, Francisco Sérgio Bernardes; Rodrigues, Juliana Alves; Giannini, Paulo César Fonseca; Pupim, Fabiano do Nascimento; Mineli, Thays Desiree; Rodrigues, Robson Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2021.06.016

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“…Additionally, this interpretation is consistent with the dominant Holocene trends of fluvial incision and landscape transformations detected in the alluvial plains of numerous other rivers located in the Paraná Sedimentary Basin (e.g. Ab 'Saber, 1994;Dias, 2015;Celarino, 2015;Lupinacci and Souza, 2019;Macedo et al, 2020, Cheliz andGiannini, 2020;Breda, 2021;Cheliz et al, 2021).…”

Section: Transformations Of the Physical Environment Over Timesupporting

confidence: 77%

“…Simultaneously, the age obtained at 55 cm at the UE1‐2018 profile (17.2 ± 1.6 ka according to CAM, 13.3 ± 1 ka according to MAM – Tables 1 and Supplementary Material ) conflicts with the most accepted human occupation models for south‐southeast Brazil (Bueno et al, 2013; Moreno de Sousa, 2019). According to these models, São Paulo State is usually considered to be one of the most recently occupied areas, with maximum ages close to the Pleistocene–Holocene boundary (Araujo and Correa, 2016; Troncoso et al, 2016; Santos and Cheliz, 2019; Cheliz et al, 2021; Moreno de Sousa, 2019). Sites with similar Late Pleistocene ages are rare in South America, where no more than five areas are known to have records of human occupation before 15 ka.…”

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“…Similarly, a palaeohydrological study by Turcq et al (1997) in an area located 10 km east of the site infers the predominance of a drier climate between 15 and 10 ka than the current one, followed by a more humid phase between 10 and 6 ka. Additionally, Cheliz et al (2021), based on a geomorphological and pedological study in an area 50 km south of the Rincão I site, indicate the period between 12.4 and 10 ka as being drier than today.…”

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“…Archaeological sites associated with dates older than 10 ka in São Paulo State, Brazil. Source: Adapted fromLibault (1971),Beltrão (1974),Martinelli (2009),Santos (2011),Cheliz (2011Cheliz ( , 2016Cheliz ( , 2021,Araujo and Correa (2016), Araujo et al (2021), Correa (2017), Troncoso et al (2016) and Santos and Cheliz (2019). [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]…”

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Early anthropic occupation and geomorphological changes in South America: human–environment interactions and OSL data from the Rincão I site, southeastern Brazil

Cheliz¹,

Giannini

Sousa

et al. 2023

J Quaternary Science

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This article aims to refine the description of the artefacts and the geomorphological, geological, pedological and chronological (optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) analyses of sedimentary deposits) characterisation of the Rincão I site (southeastern Brazil) to contribute to the understanding of early human–environment interactions. The archaeological site occupation took place on hillslopes truncated by the Mogi‐Guaçu River's lateral (~1200 m) and vertical (~5 m) movements during the Late Quaternary, in an area where in situ bedrock outcrops are uncommon. This geological context favoured human groups simultaneously having access to the resources provided by the alluvial plain and hillslopes. Here we describe how about three hundred lithic artefacts are associated with soils that originated from sandy colluvium with OSL ages between 20.3 and 5.5 thousand years. These ages are consistent with the local palaeopedological and geomorphological contexts of landscape changes, and partly controversial from the perspective of models currently in vogue for the human occupation of southeastern Brazil. The vestiges of past human presence amid the hillslope sandy colluvium deposits include: 1) a set of flakes and formal artefacts (one stemmed point and three convex artefacts) made of sandstone obtained from hillslopes near (<10 km) the site; and 2) predominant detritus and flakes of quartz and flint obtained mostly from the adjacent (<1.5 km) alluvial plain, linked to flaking sequences other than those of the formal artefacts. Only quartz artefacts were found in the lower levels of the site stratigraphy, whereas in the intermediate and upper levels quartz, flint and sandstone artefacts were found, suggesting that there were changes in the raw materials used for flaking over time. The formal artefacts from the site have technological attributes like the ones observed in assemblages associated with a previously known lithic industry (Rioclarense), but a different pattern of choice of raw materials. This suggests that technical standards underwent a process of adaptation to the environmental particularities surrounding the Rincão I site.

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Section: Transformations Of the Physical Environment Over Timesupporting

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Early anthropic occupation and geomorphological changes in South America: human–environment interactions and OSL data from the Rincão I site, southeastern Brazil

Cheliz¹,

Giannini

Sousa

et al. 2023

J Quaternary Science

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“…Como parte de um projeto de longa duração consistente na análise por meio de morfometria geométrica e procedimentos estatísticos multivariados das pontas líticas bifaciais das coleções dos sítios arqueológicos dos estados sulinos e dos estados de São Paulo e Minas Gerais, Okumura e Araujo (2016,2017) fluviais, fazendo atrativa a presença humana (Cheliz, 2016;Santos, 2019;Cheliz et al, 2021). Esses estudos também descartaram a possível incidência de bioturbação nos depósitos do sítio Santos, 2019, p. 18).…”

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Sinais antropogênicos em sítios abrigados areníticos e calcários no vale do Ribeira e na bacia do rio Corumbataí, SP, Brasil: uma abordagem geoarqueológica

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A quienes me ayudaron a creer que era posible AGRADECIMENTOSEsta pesquisa não teria sido possível sem o fundamental apoio da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), através da concessão de Bolsa de Doutorado no País (Processo 2018/14293-3) e de Bolsa Estágio de Pesquisa no Exterior (BEPE, Processo 2020/04283-0). Graças a esses incentivos eu consegui realizar pesquisa num dos momentos mais complicados na história recente do mundo. Agradeço também aos pareceristas que analisaram a minha proposta e consecutivos relatórios científicos. Se o espírito de um doutorado for o de aprender, lendo, relendo, fazendo e cometendo milhares de erros, posso afirmar que aprendi muita coisa. Não foram poucos os apoios que recebi nesse trajeto, sobretudo, considerando o grande impacto que a pandemia da COVID-19 teve na realização das pesquisas. Agradeço grandemente ao meu Orientador, o Prof. Astolfo Araujo. Foi ele quem, lá em 2017, me sugeriu as fascinantes problemáticas de pesquisa com as que hoje encerro esta Tese. Como eu sempre falo, espero ter estado à altura do desafio. Quero agradecer o seu apoio ao longo das tarefas de campo, aproveitando janelas da pandemia, e supervisão durante a pesquisa toda. Astolfo soube respeitar, com paciência, o meu senso de independência no desenvolvimento do trabalho, algo que eu valoro muito. Gratidão enorme também sinto para o meu Coorientador, o Prof. Casimiro Munita do IPEN-CNEN/SP (Autarquia vinculada à USP). Ele me levou pelo caminho do trabalho rigoroso em laboratório e no processamento estatístico dos dados, estando sempre disponível quando os instrumentos assim o requeriam. Como Astolfo, ele também teve comigo uma paciência enorme, e por isso também lhe sou grato. Outro grande agradecimento vai para o Prof.

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Late Quaternary millennial-scale stability of the feeding strategy of the gray brocket deer [Subulo gouazoubira(G. Fisher, 1814); Mammalia] in Southeastern Brazil

Hubbe,

Pestle,

Hubbe

et al. 2024

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There is limited evidence, both contemporary and archaeological/paleontological, regarding the feeding ecology of the gray brocket deer (Subulo gouazoubira) in Brazil's Cerrado biome. Using stable carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotope analyses of dental enamel bioapatite from individuals recovered from Cuvieri Cave, Minas Gerais, we explore dietary and environmental changes between the Late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs in this biome. The average Pleistocene δ13C was -10.9±1.7‰ and δ18Odw was -7.9±0.4‰, while Holocene individuals averaged a δ13C of -10.5±1.2‰ and δ18Odw of -5.8±0.9‰. The δ13C data suggest no significant shift in feeding strategy between the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, with both sets of individuals displaying δ13C values consistent with browsing in environments other than closed canopy forests. However, δ18Odw values indicate an approximate temperature increase of 3.5°C between the two epochs and/or a reduction in precipitation. This study highlights the stability in the feeding behavior of the gray brocket deer despite biotic and abiotic changes between the epochs.

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Landscape evolution and unusual geomorphological-pedological-chronological relations in an alluvial plain associated with early Amerindian settlement in southeastern Brazil

Cited by 4 publications

References 38 publications

Early anthropic occupation and geomorphological changes in South America: human–environment interactions and OSL data from the Rincão I site, southeastern Brazil

Early anthropic occupation and geomorphological changes in South America: human–environment interactions and OSL data from the Rincão I site, southeastern Brazil

Sinais antropogênicos em sítios abrigados areníticos e calcários no vale do Ribeira e na bacia do rio Corumbataí, SP, Brasil: uma abordagem geoarqueológica

Late Quaternary millennial-scale stability of the feeding strategy of the gray brocket deer [Subulo gouazoubira(G. Fisher, 1814); Mammalia] in Southeastern Brazil

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