The pre-Columbian cemetery Río Salado-Coronda and the low-level food production explored by stable isotopes in the Paraná basin, South America

Terzaghi, Rosario Feuillet; Loponte, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102720

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“…The mean value of δ 15 N in adults is 10.5 ± 0.8‰ (Table 2), which fits perfectly with the local trophic chain and a diet based on freshwater fish, averaging δ 15 N 7.8 ± 0.5‰ (Loponte, Acosta, & Corriale, 2016;Ottalagano & Loponte, 2017;Feuillet Terzaghi & Loponte, 2021; see also Figure 5 of this study). Regarding sex-based differences, the average in male adults is 0.5‰ above females, although this difference does not reach a statistically significant level (Kolmogorov-Smirnov, p = 0.499; Mann-Whitney, p = 0.422; similar results with Monte Carlo's permutation test, p = 0.405 and 0.477, respectively).…”

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“…Figure 5 includes the humans listed in Table 1 within the local trophic chain (Feuillet Terzaghi & Loponte, 2021; Loponte, 2020). Breastfed and weaning children are at the top, followed by adult males and females in a slightly lower position.…”

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“…Humans within the local trophic chain (taken from on Feuillet Terzaghi & Loponte, 2021 and Loponte, 2020). BSOM+CPOM average values of bottom sediment organic matter and coarse particulate organic matter.…”

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“…However, isotopic studies indicate that maize had a null incidence in the diet of all of the local pre‐Columbian population. Therefore, it was probably used as a symbolic or marginal food (Feuillet Terzaghi & Loponte, 2021; Loponte, 2020; Loponte, Acosta, & Corriale, 2016; Ottalagano & Loponte, 2017). The available radiocarbon dates on faunal and human bones recovered from several archaeological sites, included those analyzed in this work, indicate that this cluster has a minimum age of 1600 years BP and goes as far as the XVIth century (historical period) (Loponte, 2008; Loponte, Acosta, & Tchilinguirián, 2016).…”

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Breastfeeding and weaning in Late Holocene hunter‐gatherers of the lower Paraná wetland, South America

Loponte

Mazza

2021

American J Phys Anthropol

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Objective In this study, we analyze breastfeeding and weaning practices in pre‐Columbian complex hunter‐gatherers from the lower Paraná River basin (South America). Materials and Methods We carried out bone isotope analyses concerning δ13C in collagen and apatite, the spacing between both carbon sources and δ15N in a sample of 23 subadult and adult individuals of both sexes recovered from Late Holocene archaeological sites, ranging from 1665 ± 45 to 680 ± 80 14C years BP. Results and Discussion The results indicate that exclusive breastfeeding continued until the age of ~2 years, and weaning probably until 4 years of age. Supplementary foods included C3 plants and probably animal fats and C4 carbohydrates. A high fractionation of 4.9‰ in δ15N values was recognized between breastfeeding infants and adult females, perhaps reflecting episodic hyper‐protein diets in women linked to men's food provisioning during women's gestational/postpartum period. Additionally, male adults present a higher protein intake than females. Although this difference is not statistically significant with the current sample size, it could be a clue related to a sexual division in food procurement.

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Breastfeeding and weaning in Late Holocene hunter‐gatherers of the lower Paraná wetland, South America

Loponte

Mazza

2021

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…The variations in the Guarani, Itararé‐Taquara, and Vieira Tradition constitute more examples of the range of variability of mixed subsistence strategies, which emphasize the different available options, reflecting the multidirectionality of the subsistence patterns of the forager–horticulturalists in the region during the late Holocene. This variability in subsistence behaviors is observed also in isotopic studies carried out in Amazonia (Hermenegildo et al, 2017), the Uruguayan plains (Bracco et al, 2000; Mut, 2015), and the wetlands of northeast Argentina (Feuillet Terzaghi & Loponte, 2021; Loponte, 2020; Ottalagano & Loponte, 2017). New analyses in progress will allow us to expand the observations and results obtained here, which enables us in the short term to have an extended database to discuss more far‐reaching spatiotemporal trends.…”

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From the Atlantic coast to the lowland forests: Stable isotope analysis of the diet of forager–horticulturists in southern Brazil

Loponte

Carbonera

2021

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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In this study, we analyze the diet of forager–horticulturalist societies of southeast South America through different isotopic markers (δ13Ccollagen, δ13Capatite, and δ15N). The economy of these populations was based on hunting, fishing, gathering, and, to a greater or lesser extent, horticulture, showing a different emphasis on each one of these options. The samples analyzed here were recovered from different environments, including the Atlantic coast, the highlands of the Brazilian plateau, and the lowland forests of the upper valleys of the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, within a general east–west sampling transect. Most of the samples correspond to individuals recovered from the Guarani and Itararé‐Taquara archeological units. We have also included a smaller sample of foragers clustered in the so‐called Vieira Tradition, perhaps with some food production, and two individuals buried in shell mounds (“sambaquis”) of the south Brazilian Atlantic coast (“Coastal Tradition”), whose economy was strongly based on marine resources and wild plants. The results indicate that, regardless of the archeological unit in question, the individuals recovered from the seashore settlements show a diet based mostly on marine protein, with a minor contribution of other resources, except in a Guarani sample, where a significant intake of maize is observed. The individuals recovered in the highlands of the Brazilian plateau (“Itararé‐Taquara”) present the highest incidence of plant consumption of the entire sample analyzed, within a C3 monoisotopic pattern, probably strongly influenced by the consumption of the araucaria pine nut, and no isotopic signals related to maize intake. Guarani samples recovered from sites located in tropical forests in the interior of the continent show an unquestionable and systematic impact of maize on the diet, in addition to an important consumption of C3 animal proteins. The individuals assigned to the so‐called Vieira Tradition show a diet based on C3 protein and both C3 and C4 lipids and carbohydrates. The latter could be related to a small consumption of maize. These results demonstrate the multidirectionality of subsistence strategies in southeastern South America during the late Holocene.

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Goya-Malabrigo e a expansão Arawak 10 anos depois

Politis

Bonomo

2023

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Em 2012 publicamos um artigo sobre a entidade arqueológica Goya-Malabrigo e sua ligação com a expansão Arawak. Este artigo, escrito em espanhol na Revista de Arqueologia da Sociedade de Arqueologia Brasileira que será republicado neste volume especial, teve grande impacto na arqueologia das terras baixas da América do Sul, como atestam o alto número de citações e as discussões que gerou. Nele, redefiniu-se esta entidade arqueológica, que teve um significativo agenciamento histórico no Médio e Baixo Paraná, Baixo Uruguai e costa leste dos rios da Prata, e também explorou seu vínculo com a dispersão meridional do grupo etnolinguístico Arawak. Dez anos depois, houve um progresso substancial no conhecimento de Goya-Malabrigo e novos tópicos de pesquisa foram abertos. Como consequência do incentivo do artigo de 2012, foram realizados dois simpósios sobre esta entidade arqueológica, um no V Encontro de Discussão de Arqueologia do Nordeste Argentino (Goya, 2013) e outro no XIX Congresso Nacional de Arqueologia Argentina (Tucumán, 2016). Em 2018, uma série de artigos foi reunida relatando novos avanços sobre o assunto (Politis e Bonomo 2018) e novas questões foram geradas. Parte dessas contribuições serão resumidas e discutidas neste artigo.

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The pre-Columbian cemetery Río Salado-Coronda and the low-level food production explored by stable isotopes in the Paraná basin, South America

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Breastfeeding and weaning in Late Holocene hunter‐gatherers of the lower Paraná wetland, South America

Breastfeeding and weaning in Late Holocene hunter‐gatherers of the lower Paraná wetland, South America

From the Atlantic coast to the lowland forests: Stable isotope analysis of the diet of forager–horticulturists in southern Brazil

Goya-Malabrigo e a expansão Arawak 10 anos depois

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