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European Archaeology and Two Brazilian Offspring: Classical Archaeology and Art History

Journal of European Archaeology, 1997
The paper deals with classical archaeology and art history in Brazil and its scholarly revolutionary role. Brazilian society is characterised as grounded on patronage and the recent history of archaeology in the country is related to the Cold War period, when there was a military dictatorship in Brazil supported by the United States.
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Brazilian Archaeology, the Last Two Decades

2017
The paper aims at discussing Brazilian archaeology and its trajectory, paying particular attention to recent developments. It starts by stating the stand adopted here, from an externalist, social history of the discipline, to then turn to a brief overview of the history of archaeology in the country since the nineteenth century.
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Brazilian Archaeology in 1968: An Interim Report on the National Program of Archaeological Research

American Antiquity, 1970
AbstractBrazil can be divided into two geographical areas: the Coastal Strip and the Amazon Basin. Coordinated systematic survey and testing on the Coastal Strip between 1965-68 shows the Preceramic period to have lasted until about A.D. 500 except in an enclave on the Bahia Coast, where the Periperi ceramic tradition dates from the ninth century B.C ...
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Two Brazilian archaeological sites investigated by GPR: Serrano and Morro Grande

Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2001
Abstract The application of the ground penetrating radar (GPR) at two archaeological sites, Serrano and Morro Grande, situated in Araruama County, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, aids the study of a prehistoric indigenous culture, associated with the “Tupinamba” that inhabited the region during prehistoric times. The archaeological remains of the study area
Glória da Silva Cezar, Paula Lucia Ferrucio da Rocha, Angela Buarque, Ariovaldo da Costa   +3 more
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Preliminary analysis of Brazilian archaeological ceramics by non-destructive analytical technique

AIP Conference Proceedings, 2011
Portable System of Energy Dispersive X‐ray Fluorescence was used to analyze of pre‐colonial pottery from northeast of Brazil. In 43 pottery fragments there is a different treatment on the faces in relation to the ceramic paste. The results of two‐dimensional graphs and cluster analyses show the formation of five groups of fragments.
R. A. Ikeoka, C. R. Appoloni, P. S. Parreira, F. Lopes, A. M. Bandeira, Vito R. Vanin   +5 more
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Estimating age by tooth wear of prehistoric human remains in Brazilian archaeological sites

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2006
AbstractThe occlusal surfaces of 298 permanent maxillary and mandibular molar teeth of prehistoric shellfish‐gatherer subjects from the Piaçaguera and Tenorio sites (4930 to 1875 BP), near the central‐northern coastline of São Paulo, Brazil, were examined for classification of macro‐wear stages. Molar tooth wear is an indication of masticatory activity
R. N. Oliveira, S. F. S. M. Silva, A. Kawano, J. L. F. Antunes   +3 more
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Contributions to Proto-Jê Archaeology in the Southern Brazilian Highlands: Wood, Fire, and Landscape

Latin American Antiquity, 2020
The anthracological analyses of domestic and ceremonial contexts of proto-Jê archaeological sites in southern Brazil and Argentina have yielded data regarding landscape, fire technology, fuel economy, wood selection, and wood use from about 1200 to 250 years BP.
Leonardo Waisman de Azevedo, Rita Scheel-Ybert   +1 more
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Contract Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples: Reflections on the Brazilian Context

International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 2015
The Brazilian government economic development program has intensified the disrespect for indigenous peoples in Brazil. In reaction they are mobilizing to ensure their self-determination in managing their lands and cultural heritage. At this conjuncture the collaborative research with indigenous peoples has increased especially within the context of ...
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The use of side scan sonar in Brazilian Underwater Archaeology

2015 IEEE/OES Acoustics in Underwater Geosciences Symposium (RIO Acoustics), 2015
Underwater Archaeology is a relatively young science in Brazil, if compared to its status in other countries such as Canada, the US, France or Spain. Scientific researches date back to the beginning of the 1990's, with some isolated previous references in the 70's and the 80's.
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Shell Mounds in Brazilian Coast: Integrating Archaeological and Environmental Studies

2010
This paper addresses past fisher-hunter-gatherer settlements from a landscape based perspective and a contextual approach based on integration of archaeological and environmental analyses.
M. C. Afonso, M. C. Tenório
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