Charcoal reference collections are very important for identifying unknown charcoal
specimens in different contexts (palaeoecological, archaeological, environmental and …

A reunião de dados originais e de revisões da literatura, numa abordagem multidisciplinar
praticamente inédita na arqueologia brasileira, forneceu subsídios para um melhor …

Anthracological studies are firmly advancing in the tropics during the last decades. The
theoretical and methodological bases of the discipline are well established. Yet, there is a …

High proportions of bark pieces (up to 85% of the charcoal content) were found in several
hearths from Morro Grande archaeological site (Southeastern Brazil). This site, dated …

Charcoal macroremains are evidence of past landscapes and of the uses different people
made of it. These issues are investigated in this paper through the anthracological analysis …

Brazilian rainforests have long been considered as pristine environments, ecologically
representative of primary forest. Important discussions, arising especially from historical …

This paper presents unexpectedly early dates for a Tupiguarani settlement in Southeastern
Brazil. One radiocarbon dating of 1740±90 yr BP (1820-1390 cal yr BP) was already …

The association of different approaches, such as Environmental Archaeology, Anthracology,
Historical Ecology, Plant Ecology, and Landscape Archaeology, offers new perspectives into …

The tropical and subtropical lowlands of South America have some of the most diverse—yet
threatened—biomes on earth and have supported human populations since the Late …

O estudo sobre a ocupação humana na Amazônia Central privilegiou, até recentemente, a
análise de vestígios arqueológicos mais facilmente preservados no contexto amazônico …