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| Author(s): |
Batalla, Nicolas
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Correa, Leticia C.
;
Araujo, Astolfo G. M.
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PALEOAMERICA; v. 5, n. 1, p. 18-pg., 2019-01-02. |
| Abstract | |
Lithic landscapes are formed by minerals and rocks suitable for human purposes and also by the knowledge and transformations involved in their use. The Dourado region, located in the basaltic hills of central Sao Paulo state, southeastern Brazil, offers the possibility to study lithic landscapes explored and transformed by hunter-gatherers since at least ca. 12,640 cal yr BP. This article evaluates the available silicified sandstone sources and the way people used some of those, through a survey conducted around the Bastos site. A macroscopic and a thin-section study of source samples, as well as a technological analysis of surface artifacts, were performed. We report a lithic landscape characterized by extractions on silicified sandstone outcrops and clasts of very good-to-excellent knapping quality, and the by-products of initial technological activities. Implications for terminal Pleistocene/early Holocene human use of lithic landscapes of eastern South America are discussed. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/23584-6 - INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES FOR THE STUDY OF PALEOINDIAN OCCUPATIONS AT SÃO PAULO STATE: INTEGRATING ARCHAEOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES |
| Grantee: | Astolfo Gomes de Mello Araujo |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |