Reconstituição da dieta e dos padrões de subsistência das populações pré-históricas de caçadores-coletores do Brasil Central através da ecologia isotópica

Hermenegildo, Tiago

doi:10.11606/d.91.2009.tde-14092009-084156

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“…Hermenegildo () undertook an isotopic analysis using early Holocene human remains recovered from the sites of Lapa do Santo and Lapa das Boleiras. He reported δ 15 N values ranging from 7.0 to 8.5‰.…”

Section: Biocultural Context Of Lagoa Santamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These results suggest a generalized diet based on plants and primary consumers such as deer and cavies. Regarding δ 13 C values, Hermenegildo () calculated the indirect C 4 plant consumption as 10–15% of their diet. In short, a generalized diet based on small animals and plants was the mostly likely subsistence strategy in the early Holocene of Lagoa Santa.…”

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Oral health of the Paleoamericans of Lagoa Santa, central Brazil

Da-Gloria

Larsen

2014

American J Phys Anthropol

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The peopling, origins, and early prehistory of the Americas are topics of intense debate. However, few studies have used human remains to document and interpret patterns of health and lifestyle of Paleoamericans. This study provides the first investigation to characterize oral health in a series of early Holocene skeletal remains from Lagoa Santa, Brazil, a locality containing the remains of some of the earliest inhabitants of South America (10,000-7,000 BP). The sample is composed of 949 teeth and 1925 alveoli from an estimated 113 individuals excavated from 17 archaeological sites located in the State of Minas Gerais. We compare dental caries and abscess prevalence at Lagoa Santa to a large sample of human skeletons from the Western Hemisphere Project (WHP) database using both individual and tooth/alveolus count methods. In addition, antemortem tooth loss and tooth wear were analyzed in Lagoa Santa by sex and age. The results show that Lagoa Santa dental caries and abscess prevalence are significantly higher than observed among other hunter-gatherers included in the WHP database, except when abscess prevalence is considered by individual count. Adult females have less tooth wear coupled with higher prevalence of dental caries and antemortem tooth loss than adult males. These results point to an unexpected record of poor oral health at Lagoa Santa, especially among females. A diet based on a highly cariogenic combination of wild tubers and fruits is suggested as an explanation for the elevated rate, characterizing an early adaptation to a tropical environment in South America.

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Section: Biocultural Context Of Lagoa Santamentioning

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Oral health of the Paleoamericans of Lagoa Santa, central Brazil

Da-Gloria

Larsen

2014

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…Typical terrestrial dietary values were also found for the Paleoamericans from the Planalto Central (Lapa do Santo, Lapa das Boleiras and Santana do Riacho, aged between 10,000 to 6,000 y BP) with mean δ 13 C and δ 15 N collagen values of −19.58±1.6 and 8.19±1.7, respectively [70].…”

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Paleoamerican Diet, Migration and Morphology in Brazil: Archaeological Complexity of the Earliest Americans

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During the early Holocene two main paleoamerican cultures thrived in Brazil: the Tradição Nordeste in the semi-desertic Sertão and the Tradição Itaparica in the high plains of the Planalto Central. Here we report on paleodietary singals of a Paleoamerican found in a third Brazilian ecological setting – a riverine shellmound, or sambaqui, located in the Atlantic forest. Most sambaquis are found along the coast. The peoples associated with them subsisted on marine resources. We are reporting a different situation from the oldest recorded riverine sambaqui, called Capelinha. Capelinha is a relatively small sambaqui established along a river 60 km from the Atlantic Ocean coast. It contained the well-preserved remains of a Paleoamerican known as Luzio dated to 9,945±235 years ago; the oldest sambaqui dweller so far. Luzio's bones were remarkably well preserved and allowed for stable isotopic analysis of diet. Although artifacts found at this riverine site show connections with the Atlantic coast, we show that he represents a population that was dependent on inland resources as opposed to marine coastal resources. After comparing Luzio's paleodietary data with that of other extant and prehistoric groups, we discuss where his group could have come from, if terrestrial diet persisted in riverine sambaquis and how Luzio fits within the discussion of the replacement of paleamerican by amerindian morphology. This study adds to the evidence that shows a greater complexity in the prehistory of the colonization of and the adaptations to the New World.

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“…A caça era trazida inteira para o abrigo e preparada para consumo in loco (Bissaro Júnior, 2008). Análises de isótopos estáveis de carbono e nitrogênio indicam uma dieta na qual a proteína ingerida era oriunda principalmente de recursos vegetais (Hermenegildo, 2009). Em conjunto com a alta frequência de cáries que foi descrita para as mulheres dos grupos da região (Neves e Cornero, 1997;Da-Gloria e Larsen, 2014), o quadro que emerge é de uma economia que estava majoritariamente estruturada em torno do consumo de vegetais, sendo complementada pela caça de pequenos e médios animais (Kipnis, 2002 A tecnologia lítica da Lapa do Santo era dominada por pequenas lascas e núcleos (Pugliese, 2008;Araujo e Pugliese, 2010;Sousa, 2014).…”

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Os padrões de sepultamento do sítio arqueológico Lapa do Santo (Holoceno Inicial, Brasil)

Strauss

2016

Bol. Mus. Para. Emílio Goeldi. Ciênc. hum.

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Reconstituição da dieta e dos padrões de subsistência das populações pré-históricas de caçadores-coletores do Brasil Central através da ecologia isotópica

Cited by 15 publications

References 21 publications

Oral health of the Paleoamericans of Lagoa Santa, central Brazil

Oral health of the Paleoamericans of Lagoa Santa, central Brazil

Paleoamerican Diet, Migration and Morphology in Brazil: Archaeological Complexity of the Earliest Americans

Os padrões de sepultamento do sítio arqueológico Lapa do Santo (Holoceno Inicial, Brasil)

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