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- Title
RECONSTITUIÇÃO DA PALEODIETA DE POPULAÇÕES HUMANAS DE SÍTIOS ARQUEOLÓGICOS DO PARQUE NACIONAL SERRA DA CAPIVARA.
- Authors
BATISTA FARIAS FILHO, Benedito; SOARES MENESES LAGE, Maria Conceição; DE MOURA FONTES, Laiane; MARTINS DOS SANTOS, Lívia; DUARTE CAVALCANTE, Luís Carlos; DOMINGOS FABRIS, José; BENDASSOLLI, José Albertino
- Abstract
This study presents the analysis of six samples of prehistoric human bones, recovered by archaeologists of FUMDHAM in excavations within the Serra da Capivara National Park (Piauí-Brazil). The objective of this study is to trace the paleodiet of human groups that inhabited this region in the past and for which there are no historical data. Chemical characterization of the bones was performed by infrared spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and x-ray fluorescence. The collagen component of the bones was characterized by infrared spectroscopy, the diagenetic fraction by elemental analyzer (C and N) and the natural abundance of 13C and 14N by mass spectrometry. The results revealed that such individuals consumed C4 or cultivated plants, indicative of individuals who had already started the practice of agriculture as a means of livelihood. In addition, their eating habits were related to sources from the marine region.
- Subjects
PARQUE Nacional Serra da Capivara (Brazil); ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; PREHISTORIC food; PALEOARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL human remains
- Publication
Revista de Arqueología Americana, 2012, Issue 30, p219
- ISSN
0188-3631
- Publication type
Article