Archaeological and Paleontological Research in Lagoa Santa
The Quest for the First Americans
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This groundbreaking volume presents, for the first time in English, a broad historical review of the researches carried out over 170 years in the region of Lagoa Santa, Brazil, one of the most important archaeological regions in the Americas. From the pioneering work of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the 19th century to the recent research on the dispersion of early humans across South America, led by Walter A. Neves and colleagues, Lagoa Santa has offered remarkable findings, the largest collections of early human skeletons in the Americas, and has contributed to the overall discussions about the settlement of the Americas.
This edited volume aims to fill the lack of publications in English about Lagoa Santa and to gather representatives of all the main Brazilian institutions directly involved in the archaeological and paleontological investigations in the region, in order to provide the international scientific community a comprehensive and complete accountof the researches that contributed to rewrite the history of the peopling of the Americas.
The book is organized in two parts. The first consists of chapters describing each of the interventions in the region, beginning with the pioneering work of Peter Lund and culminating with the latest intervention led by Walter A. Neves and his team. The second part of the book consists of reviews of current relevant research foci in the region, such as migrations, health, mortuary rituals, paleontology, rock art, technology, and geoarchaeology.
This groundbreaking volume presents, for the first time in English, a broad historical review of the researches carried out over 170 years in the region of Lagoa Santa, Brazil, one of the most important archaeological regions in the Americas. From the pioneering work of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the XIX century to the recent research on the dispersion of early humans across South America, led by Walter A. Neves and colleagues, Lagoa Santa has offered remarkable findings, the largest collections of early human skeletons in the Americas, and has contributed to the overall discussions about the settlement of the Americas.
This edited volume aims to fill the lack of publications in English about Lagoa Santa and gathers representatives of all the main Brazilian institutions directly involved in the archaeological and paleontological investigations in the region, in order to provide the international scientific community a comprehensive and complete account of the researches that contributed to rewrite the history of the peopling of the Americas. The book is organized in two parts. The first consists of chapters describing each of the interventions in the region, beginning with the pioneering work of Peter Lund and culminating with the latest intervention led by Walter A. Neves and his team. The second part of the book consists of reviews of current relevant research foci in the region, such as migrations, health, mortuary rituals, paleontology, rock art and technology.Provides a historical overview of more than 170 years of research in one of the most important archaeological regions of the Americas Presents the foundations of the theory that challenges the traditional accounts about the settlement of the continent First book in English to review some of the most important archaeological and paleontological findings in the history of South America Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Settlement of the Americas History of Archaeology Archaeology of Central Brazil Peter Lund Brazilian Archaeology Paleo-Americans Luzia Lapa do Santo Lapa das Boleiras First Americans South American Archaeology Physical Anthropology Oldest Human Skeleton found in America Lagoa Santa Paleo-Indians
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“This volume brings together 16 chapters by 23 mainly Brazilian scholars who discuss historical and current research on the region. … The implications for inferring the ancestry of modern Native Americans from these skeletons are discussed in several chapters. Summing Up: Recommended. General collections, and upper-division undergraduates and above.” (E. Delson, Choice, Vol. 55 (5), January, 2018)
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