A Geosystem Perspective in Landscape Archaeology Studies: Ancestors' Occupations in Ilheus, Brazil

Autor(es)

Silva, Kaique Brito ^[1] ; Amorim, Raul Reis ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Geog, Geosci Inst, BR-45580 Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER; v. 72, n. 1, p. 139-151, JAN 2 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Past occupations in the Brazilian geographic area showed experiences of particular relations with natural resources. In this sense, landscape archaeology attempts to have a better understanding of the lifestyle of ancestral populations by analyzing archaeological traces. The study approach that translates the natural systems and their relations with the anthropic systems is known as geosystem theory, which helps landscape archaeology in patterns of past occurrences resulting from environmental characteristics. The objective of this study was to show the geosystem landscapes of Ilh?us, in Bahia, Brazil, that defined land occupation since the precolonial period in Brazil. Four geosystems have been identified; they defined how precolonial groups lived in the area and favored colony growth starting in the nineteenth century with local sugarcane production in sugarcane mills. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/09401-1 - Planejamento de bacias hidrográficas aplicado aos riscos a inundações: uma análise a partir dos Comitês de Bacias Hidrográficas
• Beneficiário: Raul Reis Amorim
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular