{"id":513021,"date":"2024-06-12T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/?p=513021"},"modified":"2024-06-12T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T14:49:16","slug":"the-dexterous-rock-carvers-of-12000-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/the-dexterous-rock-carvers-of-12000-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"The dexterous rock carvers of 12,000 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maria Jacqueline Rodet\u2009\/\u2009UFMG <\/span><\/a> Everyday tools used by inhabitants of the Pedra Pintada caveMaria Jacqueline Rodet\u2009\/\u2009UFMG <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Scientists from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), the Em\u00edlio Goeldi Museum of Par\u00e1 (MPEG), and the Federal University of Western Par\u00e1 (UFOP) examined the production methods of lithic instruments from 3,174 artifacts collected in the Pedra Pintada cave in Monte Alegre, Par\u00e1. Aged between 12,000 and 9,000 years old, the pieces were collected in 2014 by a team led by MPEG archaeologist Edithe Pereira. The objects were made of flint, volcanic rock, sandstone, or quartz: \u201chigh-quality raw materials, which means that people knew where to find them,\u201d said UFMG archaeologist Maria Jacqueline Rodet, lead author of the study. The rocks were knapped with wood, bones, or deer antlers. \u201cThe large number of pieces without mistakes was impressive, indicating that whoever made them used a highly controlled knapping technique,\u201d she adds. The artifacts may have been projectile points or knives, used for hunting or cutting (Latin American Antiquity<\/em><\/a>, July 10).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lithic instruments found in Par\u00e1 were carefully crafted 12,000 years ago","protected":false},"author":475,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1651],"tags":[202,240,241],"coauthors":[785],"class_list":["post-513021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes","tag-archaeology","tag-geology","tag-history"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/475"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513030,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513021\/revisions\/513030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513021"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=513021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}