Abstract
The Itaparica tradition is a lithic industry largely known with evidences of its presence in sites all over Brazil’s Central Plateau. Its main characteristic is the overwhelming presence of unifacially retouched artifacts (limaces) in these sites during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition and Early Holocene. Previous researches confirm the technological similarity of the limaces between some of these sites. This paper presents a technological analysis of the flaking residues of one of these sites: The Grutas das Araras Rockshelter, in which the oldest levels were interpreted as a lithic workshop.
Highlights
The Itaparica tradition was first defined by the Programa Nacional de Pesquisas Arqueológicas (Archaeological Researches National Program, a.k.a PRONAPA), which happened in Brazil during the 1960 e 1970 decades, based on researches carried out by Valentin Calderón, in the 1960’s, in Bahia and Pernambuco states
Schmitz determined the lithic material found in Serranópolis region sites were from an ancient tradition, as he called for the first time, the Itaparica tradition
Based in the presence of these plan-convex unifacial artifacts, Brazilian researchers labeled as Itaparica tradition several archaeological sites located in the Brazilian central plateau, from Northeast to Middle-West of the country (Figure 1) dated from Pleistocene-Holocene transition and Early Holocene
Summary
The Itaparica tradition was first defined by the Programa Nacional de Pesquisas Arqueológicas (Archaeological Researches National Program, a.k.a PRONAPA), which happened in Brazil during the 1960 e 1970 decades, based on researches carried out by Valentin Calderón, in the 1960’s, in Bahia and Pernambuco states. Calderón (1973) reported the presence of prehistoric human groups that produced lithic artifacts - which would be later considered as plan-convex unifacial tools with similar forms and shapes – in the Gruta do Padre rockshelter site, in the Itaparica region, Pernambuco state. Years later, Schmitz (1980) noted similarity between the lithic materials found in Serranópolis region, Goiás State, with the lithic material reported by Calderón. Based in the presence of these plan-convex unifacial artifacts, Brazilian researchers labeled as Itaparica tradition several archaeological sites located in the Brazilian central plateau, from Northeast to Middle-West of the country (Figure 1) dated from Pleistocene-Holocene transition and Early Holocene
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