Paleogenetic and taphonomic analysis of human bones from Moa, Beirada, and Zé Espinho Sambaquis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Paleogenetic and taphonomic analysis of human bones from Moa, Beirada, and Zé Espinho Sambaquis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The present paper discusses mtDNA and taphonomy of human remains from Moa, Beirada, and Zé Espinho sambaquis of Saquarema, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. New human bone dating by 14C-AMS for Moa archeological site (3810+50 BP - GX-31826-AMS) is included. Preservation of microscopic lamellae and DN...

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Main Authors: Anderson Nonato do Rosario Marinho, Newton Cardoso Miranda, Valéria Braz, Ândrea Kely Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Sheila Maria Ferraz Mendonça de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
paleogenetics
mtDNA
taphonomy
sambaqui
prehistory
14C dating
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006001000004

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