Mineralogy and chemistry of archaeological ceramic fragments from archaeological Dark Earth site in Colombian Amazon

Costa, Marcondes Lima da; Ríos, Gaspar Morcote; Silva, Mônia Maria Carvalho da; Silva, Glayce Jholy da; Molano-Valdes, Uliana

doi:10.1590/s0370-44672011000100002

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“…Sponges are sessile aquatic animals of the phylum Porífera that need substrates to develop and can live in association with other animals (Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1981). The use of sponge spicules in the production of ceramics has been documented in archaeological sites in the Amazon basin (Evans & Meggers, 1962;Costa et al, 2011). The fertilization of the soil of the archaeological site through anthropic action with the use of sediments from floodplain areas may also be an explanation for the occurrence of sponge spicules and diatomaceous frustules in these materials (Lima et al, 2002).…”

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Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Through Phytolith Analysis in the Casa Da Pedra Shellmound Archaeological Site, São Francisco Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Shellmounds, or middens, are artificial accumulations constituted by food remains, sediments, artifacts, and vestiges of daily life and funerary rituals, and built by groups of fishermen-hunter-gatherers. These archaeological sites contain groups of organisms representative of the fauna and flora existing at the time they were formed, enabling the recovery of paleoenvironmental aspects related to species biodiversity and biogeography, studies with 14 C dating, and analysis of changes in the patterns of marine biodiversity and ocean circulation. This paper uses the Casa de Pedra Shellmound under rock, located in São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, to infer aspects of the paleoenvironment through analyses of phytoliths extracted from the archaeological matrix of the site. The material presents a good quantity of well-preserved phytoliths and sponge spicules. Among the phytoliths, those from grasses predominate with the presence of some trees and palms, with no variation in vegetation type during the period of site occupation, between 5,470 and 4,460 years BP. Despite the vegetation stability, a small densification of the tree cover was identified from the base to the top, which may be related to an increase in humidity, and is in agreement with other paleoenvironmental studies carried out in the southern region of Brazil.

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Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Through Phytolith Analysis in the Casa Da Pedra Shellmound Archaeological Site, São Francisco Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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“…O estudo regional realizado por Sá 2017 , 1962;COSTA et al, 2011). A fertilização do solo do sítio arqueológico pela ação antrópica com o uso de sedimentos de áreas de planície de inundação também pode ser uma explicação para a ocorrência de espículas de esponjas e frústulas de diatomáceas nestes materiais (LIMA et al, 2002).…”

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Percepções Sobre Patrimônio Paleontológico E Educação Baseada No Local Em Geociências

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Paleontologia Contemporânea: Diferentes Técnicas E Análises

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“…Similar results were obtained for the Terra preta at Caxiuanã and in Pará, where the contents of total P, Ca, Zn, and Mn were much higher in comparison to surrounding soils (Kern, 1996). Some authors have worked on the chemical content of fragmented potteries found in the Terra preta in the Amazon Basin (Da Costa et al, 2011;Costa et al, 2013). Most of these studies revealed that areas with the highest density of pottery fragments coincide with the highest contents of elements such as Zn, Cu, Mn, Ba, and Sr.…”

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Origin, distribution, and characteristics of Archaeological Dark Earth soils – A review

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Afriyie

Hejcman

2020

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Abstract. Archaeological Dark Earth (ADE) is a layer of anthrosol (syn. anthroposol) visually characterized by dark color mainly due to homogenous charcoal inclusion, and substantial enrichment by nutrients in comparison to surrounding soils. ADE is distributed from the tropics (Amazonian Terra preta, African ADE), moderate climatic zones (European ADE) up to the Arctic (kitchen middens). Although ADE soils have been studied also in other regions of the world, they have no special regional names. All types of ADE developed as a result of deliberate and/or unintentional deposition of domestic/occupational wastes, charred residues, bones, shells, and biomass ashes from prehistoric up to recent times. ADEs have optimum C : N ratio for effective mineralization, stable organic matter content, reduced acidity, higher CEC and C, N, P, Ca, Mn, Cu, Zn, Mn, Mg, Fe, Sr, and Ba content in comparison to surrounding soils. The unclear remains the level of ADEs enrichment by these elements as enrichment factors for different elements are based on different analytical approaches from plants-available up to total contents in the soil. Although generally highly productive, comparison of herbage production and crop yields between ADEs and natural soils are still rare. The distribution and persistence of anthropogenic activities leading to the formation of ADEs indicate that they are subject to the continual formation.

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Mineralogy and chemistry of archaeological ceramic fragments from archaeological Dark Earth site in Colombian Amazon

Cited by 15 publications

References 10 publications

Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Through Phytolith Analysis in the Casa Da Pedra Shellmound Archaeological Site, São Francisco Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Through Phytolith Analysis in the Casa Da Pedra Shellmound Archaeological Site, São Francisco Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Percepções Sobre Patrimônio Paleontológico E Educação Baseada No Local Em Geociências

Origin, distribution, and characteristics of Archaeological Dark Earth soils – A review

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