Prehistoric Maritime Domain and Brazilian Shellmounds

Gustavo Peretti Wagner, Lucas Antonio da Silva

STRATA-Consulting in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

DOI: 10.4236/ad.2014.21001                

Abstract

For at least six thousand years, the Brazilian coast has been explored extensively by different fishing communities. This article deals with the fishing-gatherer societies as coastal communities proposing an interface between shell sites archaeology and maritime anthropology.

Keywords

Halieutics; Coastal Populations; Shellmounds (Sambaquis); Fishing Communities

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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