BIOTURBATION BY TERMITES (BLATTODEA, ISOPTERA) IN ROCK-ART SITES IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REGION OF CAIAPÔNIA, CENTRAL BRAZIL
The Palestine region of Goiás, located in the southwest of the state of Goiás, has about 42 registered archaeological sites, 28 of them with cave paintings. This cultural heritage has been degraded by several factors, and one of them is the presence of termites. Given the importance of protection an...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) |
| Repositório: | Revista Clio Arqueológica (Online) |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.periodicos.ufpe.br:article/246934 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/clioarqueologica/article/view/246934 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Caiapônia Bioturbação Cupins Caiaponia Bioturbation Termites |
| Resumo: | The Palestine region of Goiás, located in the southwest of the state of Goiás, has about 42 registered archaeological sites, 28 of them with cave paintings. This cultural heritage has been degraded by several factors, and one of them is the presence of termites. Given the importance of protection and preservation of rock art in this region, a study was proposed to identify the presence of termites and their actions in archaeological sites with paintings. Of the 42 sites, six were visited. Termite Bioturbation was confirmed at the six sites, posing a threat to cave paintings. Nasutitermes was the most frequent genera (59%). The results support future studies of monitoring and conservation actions in archaeological sites with this type of threat. |
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