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Investigating a Rock Art Site in Paraná State, South of Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

Fábio Lopes Open the ORCID record for Fábio Lopes [Opens in a new window] ,
Cláudia Parellada Open the ORCID record for Cláudia Parellada [Opens in a new window] ,
Paulo Gomes ,
Carlos Appoloni ,
Kita Macario Open the ORCID record for Kita Macario [Opens in a new window] ,
Carla Carvalho ,
Roberto Linares  and
Luiz Pessenda
Fábio Lopes
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, s/n, Niterói, 24210-346, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Laboratório de Física Nuclear Aplicada, Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, 445 km 380, 86057-970, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Cláudia Parellada
Affiliation:
Departamento de Arqueologia, Museu Paranaense, Rua Kellers 289, 80410-100, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Paulo Gomes
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, s/n, Niterói, 24210-346, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carlos Appoloni
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Física Nuclear Aplicada, Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, 445 km 380, 86057-970, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Kita Macario*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, s/n, Niterói, 24210-346, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carla Carvalho
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, s/n, Niterói, 24210-346, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n, Niterói, 24001-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Roberto Linares
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, s/n, Niterói, 24210-346, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luiz Pessenda
Affiliation:
Laboratório de C14, CENA, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Centenário, 303, Piracicaba, 13416-000, São Paulo, Brazil
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*Corresponding author. Email: kitamacario@gmail.com.
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Abstract

Jaguariaíva 1 is a sandstone rockshelter located in Jaguariaíva, Paraná State, Brazil, with rock art on the surface of the walls and ceiling. A stratigraphic analysis of the soil within the shelter showed six occupational layers and a superficial disturbed layer with evidence from the end of the 19th century. The establishment of a rock-art chronology became possible using fallen painted rock sections incorporated into three sedimentary levels underlying this rock shelter. These show superimpositions of several pictures of differently sized animals, such as deer, and lattice motifs, which are generally associated with the Planalto rock art tradition. The chronological study was performed based on radiocarbon (14C) analysis of charcoal collected from six excavated subsurface archaeological contexts. The two oldest layers, associated with hunters and gatherers of the Umbu tradition, were dated to 7680–7516 cal BP and 6913–6656 cal BP. There are four occupational layers from ceramists and farmers related to the south Jê linguistic family, and linked to the Itararé-Taquara archaeological tradition: layer 3 linked to the oldest of such occupation, dated to 3058–2796 cal BP, followed by layer 4, dated to 2080–1701 cal BP. Layers 5 and 6, dated to 1995–1526 cal BP and 540–152 cal BP, respectively.

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AMS datingBrazilrockshelter
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Radiocarbon , Volume 59 , Special Issue 6: 8th International Symposium, Edinburgh, 27 June – 1 July, 2016 Part 2 of 2 , December 2017 , pp. 1691 - 1703
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© 2017 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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Selected Papers from the 8th Radiocarbon & Archaeology Symposium, Edinburgh, UK, 27 June–1 July 2016

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