@article{fdi:010079386,
  title = {{A}rchaeological history of {M}iddle {H}olocene environmental change from fish proxies at the {M}onte {C}astelo archaeological shell mound, {S}outhwestern {A}mazonia},
  author = {{P}restes-{C}arneiro, {G}. and {B}{\'e}arez, {P}. and {P}ugliese, {F}. and {S}hock, {M}. {P}. and {Z}impel, {C}. {A}. and {P}ouilly, {M}arc and {N}eves, {E}. {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}onte {C}astelo, an archeological shell mound located on the southwestern periphery of the {A}mazon basin, is an artificial forest island occupied from the {M}iddle to late-{H}olocene, and it contains one of the longest, continuous sequences of human occupation anywhere in the basin. {A}nalysis of fish remains investigates fluctuations in the fish communities that are markers of changes in the paleoenvironment. {T}he 8112 taxonomically identified remains document diagnostic taxa that are drought-tolerant (armoured catfishes, swamp-eels and tiger fishes) and from swampy environments, indicating probable occupation during low-waters periods. {T}he results from {M}onte {C}astelo contrasts with the use of shell mounds as refuges from high-water season floods, a dominant hypothesis. {A} considerable shift in the nature of the fish spectrum occurred around 4000 {BP} with increased diversity; the number of taxa jumps from 18 to 48. {T}he {M}iddle {H}olocene occupations, from 6000 to 4000 {BP}, reflect long-term stability in drought-tolerant taxa collaborating with paleoecological evidence of dryer conditions. {T}he post 4000 {BP} introduction of small-sized cichlids and characins suggests an initial exploitation of flooded forests. {A}rcheological fish remains corroborate paleoenvironmental records of increased precipitation between the {M}iddle and {L}ate-{H}olocene. {T}he probable replacement of some savanna areas by forest vegetation, and the accompanying alteration of aquatic landscapes, is documented through the presence/absence of certain taxa in {M}onte {C}astelo's occupations. {T}his suggests new economic strategies and the exploitation of new ecological niches, as the fish remains correspond to approximately 80% of the vertebrate fauna throughout the archeological sequence.},
  keywords = {{A}mazon ; paleoenvironment ; shell mound ; zooarchaeology ; {BRESIL} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {CASTELO} {MONT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}olocene},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1606--1621},
  ISSN = {0959-6836},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1177/0959683620941108},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079386},
}