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Abstract Book - ENCOSTA DA LAGOA: FIRST BIOANTHROPOLOGICAL RESULTS FROM A SAMBAQUI IN GAROPABA, SANTA CATARINA, ATLANTIC COAST OF SOUTH BRAZIL
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BIANCHI, VITORIA ; Schneider, Bruna ; MAZZA, BARBARA PAMELA ; Carbonera, Mirian ; Silveira Costa, Silvano ; Marciani, Giulia ; Daniel Loponte ; Vazzana, Antonino ; Bortolini, Eugenio ; Benazzi, StefanoDate:
2024Publishing House and Editing Place:
European Association of ArchaeologistsISSN:
978-80-88441-08-3Summary *
The Encosta da Lagoa Archaeological site is a shallow Sambaqui that yielded materials which were first excavated in 2022 and are currently undergoing a variety of analyses through the international research programs named “Biogenetic profile, diet and mobility of the prehistoric population of southern Brazil: Research and Training” (HABIT-MAECI), and Archaeology of Southeastern South American project (ASSA). The archaeological excavation was carried out in three sectors corresponding to 28.3 m2, where the funerary structures were documented and removed to complete their excavation in the laboratory. The anthropological analyses were focused on the determination of the minimum number of individuals and, for each, the sex and age estimation, the registry of morphometric and biomechanical variables, together with the observation of taphonomic traces and bone and dental pathologies. The skeletal sample consists of 36 individuals of which 13 were identified as sub-adults and 23 as adults. Extramasticatory tooth wear is common across the sample. The individuals present low to medium entheseal changes and some cases of osteoarthritis mainly in the vertebral column. Some individuals exhibit a more complex pathological and taphonomic situation, which are currently under study. In addition to human remains, excavations documented a conspicuous amount of diverse terrestrial and marine faunistical remains. It is attested the production of material culture involved polished and flaked lithic instruments and bone tools. Associated with the burials there was a great amount of ochre and other grave goods but no pottery. Direct dating of these remains is ongoing, but current findings suggest 5000-3000 years BP as the most likely chronological interval for this occupation.Current results confirm the relevance of Encosta da Lagoa as one of the key sambaquieira in the southern coast of Santa Catarina which will shed light on change over time in adaptive strategies and population structure in the region. Information provided by the agent in SIGEVAKey Words
BIOANTHROPOLOGYSAMBAQUISOUTH BRAZIL