João Carlos Moreno de Sousa
Archaeologist interested in hunter-gatherers, early occupation of the Americas, human evolution, experimental archaeology, lithic technology and science communication. Associate Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Humanities and Information, Federal University of Rio Grande (ICHI-FURG) and Coordinator of the Laboratory for Evolutionary and Experimental Archaeology and Prehistory (LAPEEX). Native American mestizo, borned in Colombia and raised in Brazil.
Post-doc researcher in the Laboratory for Evolutionary Human Studies, University of São Paulo.
PhD in Archaeology from the National Museum, University of Rio de Janeiro (MN-UFRJ). Master’s degree in Archaeology fromMuseum of Archaeology and Etnology (MAE) of the University of São Paulo (USP). Bachelor degree in Archaeology from the Goiás Institute of Prehistory and Anthropology (IGPA) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás (PUC-GO), a
My research is focused on lithic industries using technological and cognitive approaches and includes sites related to hunter-gatherer groups from the Pleistocene-Holocene transition as well as Holocene archaeological contexts in the Americas.
I am also the administrator of "Arqueologia e Pré-História" (www.arqueologiaeprehistoria.com), a Brazilian website about archaeology and director of "Arqueologia em Ação" (www.youtube.com/arqueologiaemacao), a Youtube channel focused on outreach and archaeology.
Post-doc researcher in the Laboratory for Evolutionary Human Studies, University of São Paulo.
PhD in Archaeology from the National Museum, University of Rio de Janeiro (MN-UFRJ). Master’s degree in Archaeology fromMuseum of Archaeology and Etnology (MAE) of the University of São Paulo (USP). Bachelor degree in Archaeology from the Goiás Institute of Prehistory and Anthropology (IGPA) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás (PUC-GO), a
My research is focused on lithic industries using technological and cognitive approaches and includes sites related to hunter-gatherer groups from the Pleistocene-Holocene transition as well as Holocene archaeological contexts in the Americas.
I am also the administrator of "Arqueologia e Pré-História" (www.arqueologiaeprehistoria.com), a Brazilian website about archaeology and director of "Arqueologia em Ação" (www.youtube.com/arqueologiaemacao), a Youtube channel focused on outreach and archaeology.
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the same raw materials as the original artifacts is a challenge for any
present-day flintknapper. Replication of individual bifacial points
from a Bronze Age burial mound in Wales led to further study of
the artifacts. Integrating experimental replication, technological
analysis, x-ray fluorescence, and geometric morphometry, we
conducted a study of the bifacial points from the Breach Farm
site. Results revealed two technological traditions; the
technological details of the production sequences; possible use of
a source of Greensand chert in France as raw material on both
shores of the English Channel; no evidence of practical use or
post-depositional damage; and the considerable expertise of the
flintknapper(s). This study suggests contact across the English
Channel involving people from Armorica (France) by trade or
tribute, and it supports interpretations of production of these
artifacts for mortuary contexts rather than functional use as
arrowpoints.
especially the ones with points present, date to the Early Holocene, with some minor industries
and lithic points typologies persisting until the Middle Holocene and, more rarely, until the Late
Holocene. This is the case for the Garivaldinense lithic industry associated points typologies. In
this article we present the technological analysis of the points identified at the Pororó site, located
in central Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The site is an artificial mound dated to around 2,500 BP.
We applied an established protocol for analysis of stemmed points considering metric,
morphological and technological features that allowed us to classify the artefacts in typologies. We
identified two types of points associated to the Garivaldinense lithic industry: the Montenegro and
Garivaldinense types. We have also identified a new type that has never been described before and
proposed to refer to it as the Pororó type. At least one Pay Paso point was identified at the site,
although this type of point is not yet known at other sites of this region and chronology. The results
indicate persistence of the Garivaldinense Culture from the Early to Late Holocene, as well as
technological innovation during the Late Holocene.
the advance of a better understanding of the cultural diversity associated to prehistoric hunter-gatherer groups.
This was the case of Brazilian archaeologists that for many decades associated lithic stemmed point assemblages
to a cultural entity known as “Umbu Tradition”. However, most associations of assemblages to this “tradition”
have been made regardless of the type of lithic points, as well as ignoring other elements related to the lithic
industry, settlement patterns, among others. As a result, since the 1980s, several studies have been questioning
the validity of such Tradition. Recent research has proposed new definitions for the previously associated Umbu
Tradition lithic industries based on the stemmed points typology. However, no raw data on the technological
analysis of such points have ever been presented. This article proposes a protocol for the technological study of
lithic points that allows the application of descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis to verify if these types
present or not significant differences. We present new data on the technological analysis of 501 lithic points from
sites located in the supposed Umbu Tradition coverage area and period, as well two new Early Holocene C14
dates for one of the studied sites (Caetetuba site). Our results corroborate previous propositions of discarding
Umbu Tradition as a valid cultural entity, as well as new typologies for the points. We also show that our protocol
is suitable to unravel potential cultural patterns regarding many attributes in lithic points as well as to explore if
there are significant differences among previously defined types.
nineteenth century. Paleoindian lithic industries in Brazil have often been associated with
archaeological cultures known as the Itaparica Tradition (central and northeastern Brazil) and the
Umbu Tradition (southeastern and southern Brazil, Uruguay and surrounding areas of other
countries). However, research at Lagoa Santa never pointed to any cultural similarities between
its lithic industry and Itaparica or Umbu. Instead, the Lagoa Santa region seems to present a
local lithic industry that has been formally referred to as the Lagoa Santa Tradition, which is part
of the Lagoa Santa archaeological culture. This article discusses data from previous and new
lithic studies at sites from Lagoa Santa dated between 13,000 and 8000 cal yr BP.
Actually, one of the scientific research goals is to transmit knowledge about produced data to other research studies and to the...
sites of southeastern and southern Brazil into an archaeological cultural unit known as the Umbu
Tradition. Umbu sites were characterized by the large presence of bifacial points in the lithic
industries. However, few studies have been accomplished to determine whether there is
technological patterning among the Umbu-related lithic assemblages, especially patterns in
flakes and other tools. This article presents new data about the Umbu-related lithic industry from
the Laranjito archaeological site. Laranjito is located along the Uruguay River margin, and it has
been dated to the Pleistocene-Holocene transition (12,915 ± 116 to 11,904 ± 308 cal yr BP).
the same raw materials as the original artifacts is a challenge for any
present-day flintknapper. Replication of individual bifacial points
from a Bronze Age burial mound in Wales led to further study of
the artifacts. Integrating experimental replication, technological
analysis, x-ray fluorescence, and geometric morphometry, we
conducted a study of the bifacial points from the Breach Farm
site. Results revealed two technological traditions; the
technological details of the production sequences; possible use of
a source of Greensand chert in France as raw material on both
shores of the English Channel; no evidence of practical use or
post-depositional damage; and the considerable expertise of the
flintknapper(s). This study suggests contact across the English
Channel involving people from Armorica (France) by trade or
tribute, and it supports interpretations of production of these
artifacts for mortuary contexts rather than functional use as
arrowpoints.
especially the ones with points present, date to the Early Holocene, with some minor industries
and lithic points typologies persisting until the Middle Holocene and, more rarely, until the Late
Holocene. This is the case for the Garivaldinense lithic industry associated points typologies. In
this article we present the technological analysis of the points identified at the Pororó site, located
in central Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The site is an artificial mound dated to around 2,500 BP.
We applied an established protocol for analysis of stemmed points considering metric,
morphological and technological features that allowed us to classify the artefacts in typologies. We
identified two types of points associated to the Garivaldinense lithic industry: the Montenegro and
Garivaldinense types. We have also identified a new type that has never been described before and
proposed to refer to it as the Pororó type. At least one Pay Paso point was identified at the site,
although this type of point is not yet known at other sites of this region and chronology. The results
indicate persistence of the Garivaldinense Culture from the Early to Late Holocene, as well as
technological innovation during the Late Holocene.
the advance of a better understanding of the cultural diversity associated to prehistoric hunter-gatherer groups.
This was the case of Brazilian archaeologists that for many decades associated lithic stemmed point assemblages
to a cultural entity known as “Umbu Tradition”. However, most associations of assemblages to this “tradition”
have been made regardless of the type of lithic points, as well as ignoring other elements related to the lithic
industry, settlement patterns, among others. As a result, since the 1980s, several studies have been questioning
the validity of such Tradition. Recent research has proposed new definitions for the previously associated Umbu
Tradition lithic industries based on the stemmed points typology. However, no raw data on the technological
analysis of such points have ever been presented. This article proposes a protocol for the technological study of
lithic points that allows the application of descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis to verify if these types
present or not significant differences. We present new data on the technological analysis of 501 lithic points from
sites located in the supposed Umbu Tradition coverage area and period, as well two new Early Holocene C14
dates for one of the studied sites (Caetetuba site). Our results corroborate previous propositions of discarding
Umbu Tradition as a valid cultural entity, as well as new typologies for the points. We also show that our protocol
is suitable to unravel potential cultural patterns regarding many attributes in lithic points as well as to explore if
there are significant differences among previously defined types.
nineteenth century. Paleoindian lithic industries in Brazil have often been associated with
archaeological cultures known as the Itaparica Tradition (central and northeastern Brazil) and the
Umbu Tradition (southeastern and southern Brazil, Uruguay and surrounding areas of other
countries). However, research at Lagoa Santa never pointed to any cultural similarities between
its lithic industry and Itaparica or Umbu. Instead, the Lagoa Santa region seems to present a
local lithic industry that has been formally referred to as the Lagoa Santa Tradition, which is part
of the Lagoa Santa archaeological culture. This article discusses data from previous and new
lithic studies at sites from Lagoa Santa dated between 13,000 and 8000 cal yr BP.
Actually, one of the scientific research goals is to transmit knowledge about produced data to other research studies and to the...
sites of southeastern and southern Brazil into an archaeological cultural unit known as the Umbu
Tradition. Umbu sites were characterized by the large presence of bifacial points in the lithic
industries. However, few studies have been accomplished to determine whether there is
technological patterning among the Umbu-related lithic assemblages, especially patterns in
flakes and other tools. This article presents new data about the Umbu-related lithic industry from
the Laranjito archaeological site. Laranjito is located along the Uruguay River margin, and it has
been dated to the Pleistocene-Holocene transition (12,915 ± 116 to 11,904 ± 308 cal yr BP).
de manuais de análise de vestígios líticos escritos em língua estrangeira. Isto se justifica pela falta destes manuais em língua portuguesa, e este livro se apresenta com a pretensão de preencher esta lacuna. O livro é dividido em duas partes. A primeira parte trata de “metodologias”, e possui quatro capítulos; enquanto a segunda parte trata da “perspectiva diacrônica”, e possui três capítulos que realizam um apanhado geral das indústrias líticas Europeias.
Humanos (LEEH) do Instituto de Biociências (IB) da USP; do Instituto Anchietano de Pesquisas, Universidade do Rio dos
Sinos (IAP-UNISINOS); do Museu Arqueológico do Rio Grande do Sul (MARSUL); e da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento
de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).
We present a proposal for solutions, particularly the crowd-sourcing and collaborative, open access model used by Kvasir Publishing, through which we hope to gather regional academic publishers and local research institutions beneath the umbrella of one platform.
We present a proposal for solutions, particularly the crowd-sourcing and collaborative, open access model used by Kvasir Publishing, through which we hope to gather regional academic publishers and local research institutions beneath the umbrella of one platform.