The Archaeology of the Guianas: An Overview

Rostain, Stéphen

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“…1) that were interpreted as evidence of Early Holocene cultures, who probably lit fires in open savannas for hunting (Navarrete, 2008;Rostain, 2008;Heckenberger and Neves, 2009). The presence of savannas at Lake Chonita from 11.7 cal kyr BP onwards coeval with the occurrence of local fires supports this hypothesis.…”

Section: Implications For Human Occupancymentioning

confidence: 79%

“…For instance, Heckenberger and Neves (2009) postulated a north-south migration to tropical uplands and lowlands of Carib-speaking cultures (like Pemón) around 2500e2000 yr BP. On the other hand, an increase in population density has been suggested ca AD 600 in Guianas, due to the arrival of new cultures coming from the Orinoco delta and the Apure-Orinoco confluence to the zone (Rostain, 2008). In this sense, the maintained high fire activity recorded in GS characteristic of the last millennia could be interpreted as permanent presence in the region.…”

Section: Implications For Human Occupancymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this sense, the maintained high fire activity recorded in GS characteristic of the last millennia could be interpreted as permanent presence in the region. However, sporadic or intermittent human settlements could have existed before, given the evidence of earlier fire events (Rostain, 2008).…”

Section: Implications For Human Occupancymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gran Sabana fires (SE Venezuela): a paleoecological perspective

Montoya

Rull

2011

Quaternary Science Reviews

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Fires are among the most important risks for tropical ecosystems in a future climatic change scenario. Recently, paleoecological research has been addressed to discern the role played by fire in neotropical landscapes. However, given the magnitude of the Neotropics, many studies are relegated to infer just local trends. Here we present the compilation of the paleo-fire records developed until now in the southern Gran Sabana (SE Venezuela) with the aim to describe the fire history as well as to infer the possible forcing factors implied. In this sense, southern Gran Sabana has been under fire perturbation since the Lateglacial, with the concomitant effects upon vegetation, and persisted during the Holocene. Around 2000 cal yr BP onwards, the fire activity highly increased promoting the expansion of pre-existing savannas, the decrease of forests and the appearance and establishment of Mauritia palm swamps. The continuous fire incidence registered for several thousands of years has likely promoted the supremacy of treeless savannas upon other vegetation types and the degradation to secondary landscapes. Based on the available evidence, the anthropogenic nature of this high fire activity has been postulated. If so, it could be hypothesized that the timing arrival of Pemón, the present-day indigenous culture in the Gran Sabana, would be ca 2000 cal yr BP onwards, rather than the last centuries, as it has been formerly assumed. The implications of these ancient practices in the area are also discussed for present Gran Sabana landscapes sustainability and future conservation strategies.

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Gran Sabana fires (SE Venezuela): a paleoecological perspective

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2011

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“…The expansion of the Cariban-speakers identified with Arauquinoid ceramic complexes towards the northeast reached as far as Trinidad (Boomert 2000), the Guianas, and Surinam (Boomert 1980;Rostain and Versteeg 2004;Rostain 2008Rostain , 2012aVersteeg 2008). These migrants were related to the makers of Valloid pottery from the Middle Orinoco region dated to between 1455 ± 140 (AD 495; GX-8981) and 300 ± 140 BP (AD 1650; GX-8985) and associated with the Western Guiana Cariban linguistic subgroup (Tarble and Zucchi 1984, p. 442, Table 2).…”

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Re-thinking the Migration of Cariban-Speakers from the Middle Orinoco River to North-Central Venezuela (AD 800)

2017

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Moving back in time from the early colonial to the late pre-colonial period we evaluate the hypothesis asserting the migratory movement of Cariban-speaking groups from the Middle Orinoco River area towards north-central Venezuela. The explanation in vogue maintains that the migration followed fluvial routes and occurred between 1350 and 1150 BP (AD 600-800). We examine archaeological, linguistic, ethnohistorical, genetic, and ecological data seeking similarities between the Orinoco emigrants and their northcentral Venezuelan descendants. As a result, we propose an alternative terrestrial/fluvial route and suggest these events occurred between 1150 and 1050 BP (AD 800-900). The route first proceeded upstream along rivers of the central llanos and later followed a natural terrestrial geomorphological corridor into the Lake Valencia Basin. We argue that, while future interdisciplinary (especially archaeo-linguistic and bioarchaeological) research is needed to further assess the results of these analyses, the Orinocan descendants in northcentral Venezuela emerge as one of the most dynamic sociopolitical Cariban-speaking entities in all northeastern South America and the insular Caribbean on the eve of the European Conquest.

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“…Destaco inicialmente problemas na cronologia, com alguma insistência em afirmar uma posição tardia para estes conjuntos (Meggers e Evans 1960;Veersteg 2003;Rostain 2008Rostain , 2009. O único autor que assume uma maior antiguidade é Boomert (2004), porém -cautelosamente -opta por não considerar todas as datas disponíveis.…”

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Juntando Cacos: Uma Reflexão Sobre a Classificação Da Fase Koriabo No Amapá

Cabral

2011

Amazônica

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ResumoAo ampliar a pesquisa arqueológica no Amapá, emergiram contextos inéditos, exigindo reflexão sobre como classificar o material. A discussão que realizo aqui tem início com uma investigação sobre a forma como a fase Koriabo tem sido utilizada em outras áreas do Escudo Guianense. Os usos que têm sido feitos, na maior parte dos casos, do termo Koriabo na arqueologia da região, como busco demonstrar, têm um caráter generalizador. Como decorrência, as semelhanças são ressaltadas e as diferenças negligenciadas, com uma forte tendência à homogeneização. No entanto, escavações recentes na Guiana Francesa e no Amapá apontam para contextos diversos de deposição desta cerâmica característica. A partir daí, volto-me ao contexto no Amapá, salientando o quanto escavações amplas com informações detalhadas oferecem novas bases para refletirmos sobre as classificações, já que enriquecem nosso conhecimento sobre os contextos arqueológicos de deposição. A partir da reflexão que apresento aqui, sugiro que, no contexto da arqueologia das Guianas, é necessário ampliar o foco em contextos particulares antes de nos voltarmos às classificações generalistas, a fim de refinar dados e nossas interpretações.Palavras-chave: fase Koriabo, arqueologia das Guianas, classificação. COLLECTING POTSHERDS: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE KORIABO PHASE IN AMAPÁ AbstractBy expanding the archaeological research in Amapá, new contexts emerged, demanding thinking on how to classify the archaeological material. The argument I make here begins with an investigation into how the Koriabo phase concept has been used in other areas of the Guyana Shield. In most cases, the term Koriabo has been widely generalized in the archeology of the region. As a result, the similarities and differences are neglected, with a strong tendency towards homogenization. However, recent excavations in French Guyana and Amapá point to different contexts of pottery deposition. In Amapá, detailed excavations over wide surAmazônica 3 (1): 88-106, 2011Cabral, M. P. 91faces have offered new basis for thinking about classifications, departing from the knowledge of depositional contexts. Based on argument here developed, I suggest that it is necessary to broaden the focus in particular contexts before we turn to the general classifications, so we can to refine our data and interpretations.Keywords: Koriabo phase, archaeology of Guyanas, classifcation JUNTANDO TIESTOS: UNA REFLEXIÓN SOBRE LA CLASIFICACIÓN DE LA FASE KORIABO EN AMAPÁ ResúmenAl ampliar la investigación arqueológica en Amapá, contextos inéditos han surgido, lo que requiere reflexión sobre cómo clasificar el material. El argumento que hago aquí se inicia con una investigación sobre cómo se ha utilizado la fase Koriabo en otras áreas del Escudo de Guayana. Los usos que se han hecho, en la mayoría de los casos, el término Koriabo en la arqueología de la región tienen un carácter generalizador. Como resultado, las similitudes y las diferencias se destacan, con una fuerte tendencia a la homogeneización. Sin embarg...

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The Archaeology of the Guianas: An Overview

Cited by 34 publications

References 3 publications

Gran Sabana fires (SE Venezuela): a paleoecological perspective

Gran Sabana fires (SE Venezuela): a paleoecological perspective

Re-thinking the Migration of Cariban-Speakers from the Middle Orinoco River to North-Central Venezuela (AD 800)

Juntando Cacos: Uma Reflexão Sobre a Classificação Da Fase Koriabo No Amapá

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