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The ceramic artifacts in archaeological black earth (terra preta) from Lower Amazon Region, Brazil: chemistry and geochemical evolution
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2004-09) COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; KERN, Dirse Clara; PINTO, Alice Helena Eleotério; SOUZA, Jorge Raimundo da Trindade
This paper carried out a chemical investigation of archaeological ceramic artifacts found in archaeological sites with Black Earth (ABE) in the Lower Amazon Region at Cachoeira-Porteira, State of Pará, Brazil. The ceramic artifacts, mostly of daily use, belong to Konduri culture (from 900 to 400 years BP). They are constituted of SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O,3, Na2O and P2O5; SiO2 and Al2O3 together add up to 80 % and indicate influence of acid rocks, transformed into clay minerals basically kaolinite. The relative high contents of P2O5 (2.37 % in average) come out as (Al,Fe)-phosphate, an uncommon fact in primitive red ceramics, but found in some roman and egyptian archaeological sites. The contents of the trace elements are similar or below the Earth's crust average. This chemical composition (except P2O5) detaches saprolite material derived acid igneous rocks or sedimentary ones as the main raw material of the ceramics. The contents of K, Na and Ca represent the feldspars and rock fragments possibly introduced into saprolitic groundmass, indicated by mineralogical studies. The presence of cauixi and cariapé as well as quartz sand was confirmed by optical microscope, SEM analyses and by the high silica contents of ceramic fragments. Phosphorus was possibly incorporated into groundmass during cooking of foods, and ABE soil profile formation developed on yellow Latosols. The raw materials and its tempers (cauixi, or cariapé, feldspar, crushed rocks, old ceramic artifacts and quartz fragments) are found close to the sites and therefore and certainly came from them.
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The ceramic artifacts in archaeological black earth (terra preta) from lower Amazon region, Brazil: Mineralogy
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2004) COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; KERN, Dirse Clara; PINTO, Alice Helena Eleotério; SOUZA, Jorge Raimundo da Trindade
Several archaeological black earth (ABE) sites occur in the Amazon region. They contain fragments of ceramic artifacts, which are very important for the archaeological purpose. In order to improve the archaeological study in the region we carried out a detailed mineralogical and chemical study of the fragments of ceramic artifacts found in the two ABE sites of Cachoeira-Porteira, in the Lower Amazon Region. Their ceramics comprise the following tempers: cauixi, cariapé, sand, sand +feldspars, crushed ceramic and so on and are composed of quartz, clay equivalent material (mainly burned kaolinite), feldspars, hematite, goethite, maghemite, phosphates, anatase, and minerals of Mn and Ba. Cauixi and cariapé, siliceous organic compounds, were found too. The mineralogical composition and the morphology of their grains indicate a saprolite (clayey material rich on quartz) derived from fine-grained felsic igneous rocks or sedimentary rocks as source material for ceramic artifacts, where silica-rich components such cauixi, cariapé and/or sand (feldspar and rock fragments) were intentionally added to them. The high content of (Al,Fe)-phosphates, amorphous to low crystalline, must be product of the contact between the clayey matrix of pottery wall and the hot aqueous solution formed during the daily cooking of animal foods (main source of phosphor). The phosphate crystallization took place during the discharge of the potteries put together with waste of organic material from animal and vegetal origin, and leaving to the formation of the ABE-soil profile.
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Comportamento do arsênio em perfis de solos do Sítio Ilha de Terra de Caxiuanã-Pará
(2009-06) LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; GURJÃO, Robson da Silva; KERN, Dirse Clara; MESCOUTO, Cleide Samara Tavares; LIMA, Wivian Thaís dos Santos de; VALENTIM, Taynara Lima
Arsenic concentrations in soil profiles with archaeological black earth (ABE) and surroundings (SA) from the Sítio Ilha de Terra, Caxiuanã, in the State of Pará, Amazon region, may provide information on anthropogenic activity in the Amazonian habitat. The samples of ABE and SA soil profiles were submitted to chemical and mineralogical analysis. The obtained data show that Fe and As concentrations increase with depth while organic matter (OM) decreases. The highest concentrations of Fe and As are observed in the SA profile. These results indicate interactions between Fe and As and suggest that OM promotes the dissolution of goethite and leaching of Fe and As in the ABE profile.
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Comportamento do mercúrio em perfis de solos do sítio Ilha de Terra-Caxiuanã, Pará
(2010) GURJÃO, Robson da Silva; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; DANTAS FILHO, Heronides Adonias; DANTAS, Kelly das Graças Fernandes; LIMA, Wivian Thaís dos Santos de; KERN, Dirse Clara
Behavior of mercury in soil profiles with archaeological black earth (ABE) and surroundings area (SA) from Sítio Ilha de Terra, Caxiuanã, can provide information on anthropogenic activity of the Amazonian habitat. The samples of ABE and SA soil profiles were submitted to mineralogical chemical (total and sequential) analysis. The data show that the Hg occurs mainly in goethite and kaolinite in the two soil profiles. The highest concentrations of Hg and Fe are observed in the SA profile. These results indicate that the prehistoric human occupation contributed to the decrease of the concentration of Hg in soil ABE from Caxiuanã.
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Distribution and availability of copper, iron, manganese and zinc in the archaeological black earth profile from the Amazon region
(2011-08) MESCOUTO, Cleide Samara Tavares; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; DANTAS FILHO, Heronides Adonias; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; KERN, Dirse Clara; DANTAS, Kelly das Graças Fernandes
The archaeological black earth soils are rich in organic matter, contain ceramic fragments and lithics artifacts and feature nutrients in higher concentrations than other types of soils. To contribute information about micronutrient concentrations available in black earth soils, the distribution and availability of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in the archaeological black earth profile from the municipal district of Juruti, Pará State, was evaluated through sequential chemical extractions. The largest concentrations of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in the profile are found in the residual fraction. This study showed that the iron, manganese and zinc are preferentially available from the fractions associated with Fe-Mn oxides ranging from 1265.39 to 1818.12 mg kg-1, 0.83 to 48.51 mg kg-1 and 1.92 to 12.05 mg kg-1 respectively, and the copper from organic matter, ranging from 0.13 to 0.45 mg kg-1.
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Geoquímica e pedogeoquímica em sítios arqueológicos com terra preta na Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã (Portel-PA)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 1996-06-04) KERN, Dirse Clara; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1639498384851302
The main objective of the present work is to identify the geochemical and pedological distribution patterns in archeological black earth (ABE) sites and adjacent areas, as well as, the anthropogenic action on the chemical elements responsible for the typical ABE geochemical associations. Three archeological sites were selected in the Caxiuanã region, Portel Municipality, Pará State. Trenches were excavated in these sites and in adjacent areas as well. At Manduquinha cite, the soil-horizon sampling have been carried out by collecting at each 5 m along N-S trending traverses. The archeological-material sampling has been based on an Al-horizon P2O5-distribution map on which even-spaced points have been plotted from places bearing the lowest and the highest P2O5 concentrations. For each of these points, chemical and mineralogical analyses have been made aiming at the following determinations: a) mineralogical composition by X-ray diffraction; b) SiO2, TiO2, Fe2O3, P2O5 (Al2B4O7), Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, CaO, MgO, Cd, Co, Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn (HF + HC1PO4 total dissolution), and C (modified Walkley-Black method), by atomic absorption, colorimetry, and titration; c) As, Se (hydrides), Hg (vapor), Zn, Mn, and Fe (NH4 oxalate + oxalic acid), sorptive ion-complexes (NH4 acetate at pH 7.0), by atomic absorption; d) Cr, B, V, Sc, by optical-ernission spectrochemical analysis, U, by fluorometry, and F by specific-ion electrode analysis; e) Ba, Cl, Ga, Nb, Sr, Y, and Zr by X-ray fluorescence; f) qualitative chemical composition of ceramic and sou by means of scanning electron microscopy; and, g) radiocarbon (C") dating of ceramic artifacts. From a geological point of view, the Caxiuanã region is made up of sediments belonging to Alter do Chão Formation which have been laterized in Tertiary. Ironstones also occur in that region, outcropping at the bay water level and, sometimes, they were used as abrasive material by the prehistoric man. The main drainage system is constituted by the Caxiuanã bay and the Anapu river. Yellow latosol predominates compared with lateritic profiles; hydromorphic soils also occur at the lower portions. The ABE occurrences, known as archeological sites, are found in the higher portions of the latosol domain and are characterized by a dark-colored soil and by the presence of numerous ceramic fragments and lithitic artifacts. In comparison with the adjacent areas, the ABE's A-horizons, besides exhibiting a dark color, are sandier and structurally better organized. Their bases exchange_sum, cation exchange capacity, base saturation, and pH values are higher than those of the adjacent soils, being thus more fertile than the other ones are. The B horizons do not show significant changes regarding their morphological, physical and chemical aspects both in ABE's and adjacent arcas. The chemical composition essentially constituted by SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, and TiO2 is consistent with the described mineral assemblage which comprises quartz, kaolinite, ghoetite, and anatase, The ABE's A-horizon, compared with the B horizon, presents higher contents of SiO2, MgO, CaO, P2O5, C, Ba, Cl, Cu, K, Mn, Sr, and Zn; and lower values of Al2O3, Fe2O3, Na2O, As, Cd, Co, Ga, Cr, F, Pb, Se, and V, that is the first group got enriched and the second one depleted in these elements. Some elements such as Nb, Hg, and Zr do not show significant relative variations from ABE to adjacent areas. In Manduquinha site, soil morphologic features allowed the separation of the ABE's into N and S domains. Due to the fact of being at a slightly lower topographic level, the S-dornain generates an anaerobic microenvironment during the rainier season. The geochemical distribution of the elements in the A, horizon reflects the environmental changes which took place in ABE's. The S-domain is enriched in Si, Mg, P, Ba, Cl, Cu, K, Mn, Sr, and Zn; and presents lower concentrations of the remaining elements, The geochemical data treated through R-type cluster analysis, isocon maps, and factor analysis allowed the identification of three major geochemical associations and their respective concentration areas. 1) P2O5, MgO, CaO, Ba, Cu, Cl, Mn, Sr, and Zn represent the elements, closely related to the ABE's, which have been added to soil; 2) Fe2O3, Na2O, As, Cd, Co, Cr, F, Ga, Pb, and V correspond to the regional latosol geochemical signature which has indirectly been modified by the prehistoric human activity in the site; e, 3) B, Hg, Nb, Sc, Y, and Zr also constitute the regional latosol geochemical signature although they have not undergone significant changes in consequence of the past human occupation. Manduquinha site has been occupied by the prehistoric man during a period of at least 300 years (1280 to 1600 AD). Characteristics of their ceramic manufacture such as the use of antiplastic materials as well as burning and ornamentation techniques corroborate the hypothesis of cultural continuity. The occupation by the people which inhabited that place may have been contínuos or not. In both cases, the small ABE's surface extension (0.5 ha), the shallow depth of the anthropogenic-modified bed, and the small amount of archeological material suggest an occupation with low population density. The cultural habit of disposing organic leavings at separated places led to a significant increase in P, Ba, Ca, Cl, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, Sr, and Zn in the ABE's. The elevated Ca contents at the southwestern limit may be accounted for remains of shells, commonly found in the form of pockets in other archeological cites in the region. In the west- and northwestern ABE's parts there has been a greater addition of materials Mg- and P-rich in such as bones, feces, urine etc., while in the southeast- and northeastern portions it has been observed predominance of Zn-, Mn-, and Cu-rich materials. In the northern part, where the soil is more compact, and at the central portion as well, the occurrence of lower contents of the above-mentioned elements is interpreted to be a consequence of the localization of circulation areas of the group. The pedogenetic processes, which took place after the prehistoric human occupation, related to the own ground surface conformation favored a stronger leaching of P, Ba, B, Ca, Cl, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, Sr, and Zn which concentrate at the extreme-south, in the adjacent area Fe2O3 and associated elements are found in greater concentrations in the northern part with clear dispersion southward.
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Mineralogia e geoquímica de perfis de solo com Terra Preta Arqueológica de Bom Jesus do Tocantins, sudeste da Amazônia
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2012) SILVA, Any Kelly Terra da; GUIMARÃES, José Tasso Felix; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; KERN, Dirse Clara
The comparison of morphological, mineralogical and chemical data of a soil with anthropic horizons - Archeological Black Earth (ABE) and surrounding Argissolos (Typic Kandiudox or Ultisols) allowed the identification of the main process acting on the ABE formation from the town of Bom Jesus do Tocantins, southeastern Pará State. The similarity between the data in the subsurface horizons of ABE and surrounding soils indicates that the former was likely developed from Argissolos with later pedogenetic transformation by the input of organic and inorganic materials from ancient human settlements, which resulted in thickness of the surface horizon and higher concentrations of CaO and P2O5 (total content), Zn (trace content), available P and Zn (available content), and exchangeable Ca and Mg (exchangeable content) compared to surrounding Argissolos. Furthermore, such anthropic disturbance also resulted in changes in the subsurface horizon of Argissolos with ABE, such as high concentrations of P2O5 and available P. The Soil Taxonomy and Brazilian System of Soil Classification (BSSC) are suitable to identify soils with ABE, as they prioritize at the highest categorical level the main pedogenetic process acting on soil development and formation, related to the subsurface horizons, and later pedogenetic transformations in the surface horizon. However, this study proposes the addition of diagnostic properties such as ceramic and lithic artifacts, P2O5 and available P and Zn, organic C, Ca2++ Mg2+ (exchangeable content), CEC and base saturation in the surface horizon to classify and discriminate several kinds of anthropic soils in the Amazon region.
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Nutrients in Amazonian Black Earth from Caxiuanã Region
(2011) LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; MEIRELES, Antônio Roberto de Oliveira; DANTAS, Kelly das Graças Fernandes; MORAES, Milena Carvalho de; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; SILVA, Any Kelly Terra da; KERN, Dirse Clara
Dispersion of nutrients in Amazonian black earth (ABE) can provide information on human activities of the inhabitants of the Amazon region. Studies on the pH, available phosphorus (P), organic matter (OM) and the exchangeable cations Ca2+ e Mg2+ were performed on soil samples from horizons A1 and A2 over an area with TPA (north-south and east-west) at a site called Ilha de Terra, located in the Conservation Unit Caxiuanã National Forest, Melgaço County, Brazil. The results indicated that the OM and Ca2+ are the ones with greater dispersion. Higher correlations were found between OM-Ca-Mg to near the central area. This leads to the inference that the dispersion geochemistry of MO, Ca, Mg and P in archaeological sites with TPA is related to past human activities.