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New radiometric dates for precolumbian (2000–700 b.p.) earthworks in western Amazonia, Brazil

Schaan, Denise, Pärssinen, Martti, Saunaluoma, Sanna, Ranzi, Alceu, Bueno, Miriam, Barbosa, Antonia·2012·Journal of Field Archaeology
DOI 10.1179/0093469012z.00000000012
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In this paper we present new data on the precolumbian geometric ditched enclosures identified in Acre State, western Amazonia, Brazil. Remote sensing and ground survey have revealed 281 earthworks, located mainly on the edges of high plateaus overlooking the river valleys drained by the southeastern tributaries of the Upper Purus River. Excavations have shown that the few existing cultural materials are concentrated on the slopes and in the bottoms of the ditches, as well as on small mounds that were likely remains of houses, whereas the central, flat enclosed areas lack major archaeological features. New radiocarbon dates place the initial stage of earthwork construction as early as ca. 2000 b.p. We suggest that the building of these geometric earthworks may have been a regionally shared phenomenon, especially among the Arawak and the Tacana peoples, who used them for special gatherings, religious activities, and, in some cases, as village sites.

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  • Legacies of prehistoric influence in Amazonia are visible from aerial surveys and satellite imagery along the southern periphery of the basin, particularly in the Llanos de Moxos of Bolivia, the geoglyph-rich region of Acre, Brazil and northern Bolivia, and the Upper Xingu in Brazil.

    “Legacies of prehistoric influence in Amazonia are visible from aerial surveys and satellite imagery along the southern periphery of the basin, particularly in the Llanos de Moxos of Bolivia (e.g. [1,12-14]), the geoglyph-rich region of Acre, Brazil and northern Bolivia [3,15-18], and the Upper Xingu in Brazil [2,19] (figure 1).”

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  • These predictions are concordant with archaeological surveys which report an absence of terra pretas within the region.

    “These predictions are concordant with archaeological surveys which report an absence of terra pretas within the region [18].”

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Authors
Schaan, D., Pärssinen, M., Saunaluoma, S., Ranzi, A., Bueno, M., & Barbosa, A.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal do ParáBelém, PA, Brazil
  • Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Madrid, Spain
  • University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
  • Universidade Federal do AcreRio Branco, AC, Brazil
  • Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Venue
Journal of Field Archaeology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2012-05
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
132-142
ISSN
  • 0093-4690
  • 2042-4582
DOI
10.1179/0093469012z.00000000012
Cited by
65
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Language
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