Gerhard Bechtold: Terra Preta

1.4.3 Terra Preta Sites in State of Pará (S of Amazon)

Ref no	Location	Source	Latitude	Longitude	Location accuracy
20a	near Vila Rondon at PA-70 km 82	Falesi 1972, p.39	4.77 S	48.06 W	3
20b	near Vila Rondon at PA-70 at km 90 from intersection Belem - Brasilia towards Maraba	EMBRAPA, personal communication	4.83 S	48.16 W	3
21a	At lower parts of Rio Tocantins near Jacunda	(Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.13)	4.42 S	48.94 W	3
21b	At lower parts of Rio Tocantins near Cameta	(Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.13)	2.23 S	49.50 W	3
21c	At lower parts of Rio Tocantins near Curima	(Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.13)	2.16 S	49.45 W	3
22	At Rio Bacaja, right tributory of Rio Xingu, near Alto Bonito	Governmental maps	4.14 S	51.78 W	2
23	At upper Rio Xingu near Posto Indigena Diavarum	Falesi 1972, p.39
		Falesi 1974, p.214	11 S	53 W	4
23a	Allegedly of recent origin in the 'Indian reservations'	Falesi orally, see also Chap. 3.3
24	near Altamira (see note 5 below)	(D.d.Santos, EMBRAPA, orally)			&nbps;
		(Falesi 1970, p.107)
		(Falesi 1974, p.214)
		(Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.13)
		(Vieira 1971, p.33)
24a	- i.a. in Altamira	Nimuendaju 1948, p.216	3.20 S	52.21 W	2
24b	- i.a. in Panellas	Nimuendaju 1948, p.216
24c	- i.a. 8 km SE of ALtamira near Marinheiro	Falesi 1972, p.39
25	At middle and lower Rio Xingu and on its tributaries	Nimuendaju 1948, p.216	3 S	52 W	4
		Palmatary 1960, p.21
25a	- i.a. at lower Rio Iriri: Cachoeirera TP	as 25	5.74 S	54.20 W	3
25b	- i.a. at Rio Curua	as 25	7 S	55 W	4
25c	- i.a. in Porto de Moz	as 25	1.75 S	52.21 W	3
25d	- i.a. in Tapara	as 25	1.63 S	52.10 W	3
26	Am Rio Jaraucu	Rego et.al. 1978, p.91 ff, see also Chap. 6.3.2 and 6.4
26a	- at left river side near Maricota	as 26	2.09 S	52.77 W	3
26b	- at right river side near Sao Joao	as 26
26c	- near Boca de Coaty	Meggers 1948, p.162
27	At mounth of Uruara near Santa Maria	(Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.13)	2.10 S	53.62 W	4
28	In region of Santarém (see note 6 below)	(Falesi 1970, p.107)	2.43 S	54.71 W	2
		(Falesi 1974, p.214)
		(Hartt 1885, p.12)
		(Hilbert 1968, p.266)
		(Katzer 1903)
		(Meggers 1948, p.162f)
		(Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.13)
		(Vieira 1971, p.33)
28a	- especially in the Aldeia Velha (Indian settlement) of Santarém	Barata 1953, p.3ff	2.47 S	54.70 W	2
		Gourou 1949, p.376
		Hilbert 1955, p.19ff
		Meggers 1948, p.162
		Nimuendaju 1949, p.102
		Nimuendaju 1960, p.20; in Hilbert 1955, p.15ff
		Sombroek 1966, p.159
		Zimmermann 1958, p.50,91
28b	- along the Amazon and Tapajos shores in the Holocene mostly sandy alluvial plain E to Taperinha and S near Alter da Chão to Aramanay	Hartt 1885, p.12	2.56 S	54.95 W	2
		Meggers 1948, p.162
		Nimuendaju 1949, p.102, 105
		Nimuendaju 1960, p.21
28c	- as well as on and at the Planalto (Terra Firme) of Belterra	D.d.Santos, EMBRAPA, orally
		Falesi 1972, p.39; orally
		Franco 1962
		Gourou 1949, 375ff
		Hartt 1885, p.12ff
		Meggers 1948
		Nimuendaju 1949, p.102, 105; in Hilbert 1955, p.16
		Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.5ff; see also Chap. 1.2 and 6.3.2
		Sampaio 1962; in Sombroek 1966, p.175, with map, see also Fig.20 in Chap.3.6	2.637 S	54.9361 W	1
29a	Am unteren Rio Arapiuns, ca 100 km upstream from estuary in Rio Tapajos (see note 7 below)	Meggers 1948, p. 162ff
		Nimuendaju 1948
		Nimuendaju 1949, p.102
		Nimuendaju 1960, p.19
		Zimmermann 1958, p.50ff with map
29b	At lower Rio Arapiuns, in Serras de Parintins	as 29a
29c	- near Vila Franca	as 29a	2.337 S	55.023 W	2
29d	- near Aracopy / near Vila Brasil	as 29a	2.389 S	55.209 W	2
29e	- near Campo / Raposa	as 29a	2.394 S	55.100 W	2
29f	- near Anta Emarante	as 29a	2.392 S	55.080 W	2
29g	- near Aitiru / Ana	as 29a	2.351 S	55.056 W	2
29h	At S-riverbank of Lago Grande do Curusi / Lago Grande de Vila Franco	Meggers 1948, p. 163
		Nimuendaju 1949, p.102
		Nimuendaju 1960, p.19, with map
29i	- near Jacara	as 29h	2.247 S	55.196 W	2
29j	- near Rio Acutiraca	as 29h	2.247 S	55.206 W	2
29k	- near Rio Tacuminy	as 29h	2.267 S	55.166 W	2
29l	- near Lago Mutumawara	as 29h	2.265 S	55.102 W	2
29m	- near Aracy	as 29h	2.258 S	55.084 W	2
29n	- near Cururu de Baiso	as 29h	2.254 S	55.072 W	2
29o	- near P.Jamory	as 29h	2.253 S	55.243 W	2
29p	- near P. Cara	as 29h	2.259 S	55.271 W	2
29q	- near C. Trinidade	as 29h	2.311 S	55.394 W	2
29r	- near P. Sapucaga	as 29h	2.306 S	55.358 W	2
29s	- near P. Livramento	as 29h	2.282 S	55.328 W	2
29t	- near Bom Jardin	as 29h	2.301 S	55.451 W	2
29u	- TP das Vianas	Governmental maps	2.44 S	55.65 W	3
30	On the left bank of the lower Rio Tapajos in Vila Franco, near Boim etc.	Hartt 1885, p.12	3.14 S	55.14 W	2
		Meggers 1948, p.163
		Nimuendaju 1949, p.102, see map Fig.14 in Chap. 3.4
31	On the middle reaches of the Rio Tapajos near Itaituba	Hartt 1885, p.12	4.26 S	56.00 W	2
		Nimuendaju 1960, p.21
		Ranzani et.al. 1962, p.13
31a	- near Militituba at right riverbank	D.d.Santos, EMBRAPA, mdl.Mitt.	4.25 S	55.90 W	3
		Governmental maps
31b	- below Bacabal at right riverbank	D.d.Santos, EMBRAPA, orally	5.44 S	57.00 W	3
31c	- at right riverbank	Governmental maps	5.29 S	56.94 W	2
32	near Juruti	(Vieira 1971, p.33)	2.16 S	56.09 W	2

The coordinates (latitude and longitude, in WGS84 datum) give an indication of the accuracy of the location:
With 1 decimal place an error of ca 10 km (or more) is to be expected, with 2 decimal places of ca 1 km, with 3 decimal places of ca 100 m, with 4 decimal places of ca 10 m.
The last column gives an overall indicator of accuracy, based on the geographic location and the reliability of the source. 1 means very good, 2 good, 3 satisfactory, 4 questionable.

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Note 5 for Altamira: Altamira was also built on a TP site.

Note 6 for Santarém: The Santarém complex is one of the best known and best studied occurrences of TP as well as archaeological sites (see Chap. 3.3 and maps Fig.14 and17 in Chap. 3.4).

Note 7 for Rio Arapiuns: According to Zimmermann (1958), this locality would represent 'the largest known settlement' of TP and would thus have had a significant influence on the form of settlement and the high population density in this region.

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