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Brazilian Shellmounds from a Zooarchaeological Perspective
Archaeofauna, 2019 Shellmounds are archaeological sites built by fishermen-hunters-catchers with high concentration of marine faunal remains, composed basically of shells of edible marine and terres- trial molluscs, carapaces of crustaceans, fish remains, human and animal bones, among others.
ROSA CRISTINA CORRÊA LUZ SOUZA +8 more
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AMS Radiocarbon Dates from Three Shellmounds in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
, 2011 This paper presents a set of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dates obtained from various archaeological samples collected from 3 shellmounds--CA-MRN-114, CA-MRN-115, and CA-MRN-328--within China Camp State Park, Marin County, California ...
Schneider, Tsim D
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Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, 2002 The increasing application of geophysical methods in archaeological prospecting is due to the need of efficient and non-destructive investigations. This work shows how geophysical prospecting could aid archaeological investigations in the Capelinha site,
Paula Brito-Schimmel +3 more
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Summary of shark species and body size data recorded from the Rio de Janeiro shellmounds.
, 2016 Summary of shark species and body size data recorded from the Rio de Janeiro shellmounds.
Tânia Lima (3161652) +13 more
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Pitfalls in DNA extraction from ancient bones found in Brazilian shell-mounds
Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, 2007 Os autores descrevem suas dificuldades na extração de ácido desoxiribonuclêico (DNA) de ossos encontrados em sambaquis nas praias da ilha de Sta. Carina, SC, Brasil.
Daniela Gaeta Arruda +2 more
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Patterns of infectious disease in ancient Brazilian groups: The role of different environments and demographic parameters [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesIn the last 200ka, humans have explored and adapted to a changing world. Environmental challenges faced by humans today, like emergent pathogens and overpopulation, are not that different from the ones in the past.
Okumura Mercedes
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, 2016 Ichthyoarchaeological records from the Rio de Janeiro shellmounds (Saquarema, Cabo Frio, Niterói, Ilha Grande and Angra dos Reis).
Tânia Lima (3161652) +13 more
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Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, 1999 Charcoal analysis of seven sambaquis from the southeastern Brazilian coast allowed palaeoenvironment reconstruction as well as various palaeoethnological considerations on wood use and on the fishers-gatherershunters’ diet. Restinga, dry forest, mangrove
Rita Scheel-Ybert
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 187, Issue 4, August 2025.ABSTRACT Objectives In the San Francisco Bay Area, Late Holocene resource intensification models predict an increase in diet breadth and a reduction in foraging efficiency associated with an increase in population, sedentism, and territoriality among fisher‐hunter‐gatherer populations.
Melanie M. Beasley +5 more
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Brésil(s)This article presents the evolution of scientific research on the shell mounds of the Brazilian south-southeast coast, focusing on the development of ideas that led to the construction of the current model of funerary sambaquis. We also seek to highlight
Veronica Wesolowski, Renata Estevam
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