Book contents
- World Archaeoprimatology
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- World Archaeoprimatology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- World Archaeoprimatology
- Part I The Americas
- 1 Monkeys in the City of Gods
- 2 Monkeys and the Ancient Maya
- 3 Monkeys on the Islands and Coasts of Paradise
- 4 Mirroring Desert Societies with Monkeys
- 5 Alterity, Authority, and Ancestors
- 6 Representations of Primates in Petroglyphs of the Brazilian Amazonia
- 7 Nonhuman Primates in the Archaeological Record of Northeastern Brazil
- 8 Lice in Howler Monkeys and the Ancient Americas
- Part II Europe
- Part III Africa
- Part IV Asia
- Index
- References
7 - Nonhuman Primates in the Archaeological Record of Northeastern Brazil
A Case Study in Pernambuco State
from Part I - The Americas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2022
- World Archaeoprimatology
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- World Archaeoprimatology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- World Archaeoprimatology
- Part I The Americas
- 1 Monkeys in the City of Gods
- 2 Monkeys and the Ancient Maya
- 3 Monkeys on the Islands and Coasts of Paradise
- 4 Mirroring Desert Societies with Monkeys
- 5 Alterity, Authority, and Ancestors
- 6 Representations of Primates in Petroglyphs of the Brazilian Amazonia
- 7 Nonhuman Primates in the Archaeological Record of Northeastern Brazil
- 8 Lice in Howler Monkeys and the Ancient Americas
- Part II Europe
- Part III Africa
- Part IV Asia
- Index
- References
Summary
Among the various materials recovered from archaeological excavations in Brazil, zooarchaeological remains have been the focus of studies on biodiversity, sustainability and relations between humans and nonhumans in the past, from the Pleistocene to the Holocene. In this chapter we present samples of primate cranial bones recovered in archaeological excavations at the Furna do Estrago site, a granitic rock shelter located in the city of Brejo da Madre de Deus, state of Pernambuco, in the Northeast region of Brazil. One sample with anthropic modifications (cutting, perforation, polishing), has been identified as Sapajus libidinosus; another sample with marks similar to the previous one has morphological characteristics that point more broadly to (nonhuman) Primates. These findings allow a reflection on biocultural aspects of the relations between humans and nonhumans, particularly the primates of the New World.
Zooarchaeology, Archaeoprimatology, Furna do Estrago archaeological site, Pernambuco, Northeast, Brazil
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- World ArchaeoprimatologyInterconnections of Humans and Nonhuman Primates in the Past, pp. 172 - 182Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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