Ancient Tupinambá and Guaraní large-scale movements in the South American lowlands

• Autores: Mariano Bonomo, Eduardo Apolinaire, Ângelo Alves Corrêa, Francisco Silva Noelli, Matías Joaquín Dalto
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 99, Nº 407, 2025, págs. 1230-1247
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Tupí linguistic group is one of the most widespread in South America, indicating a deep history of population movement, yet the ancestral homeland and migration routes of descendant groups remain the subject of debate due to the fragmentary nature of the Amazonian archaeological record. Using a database of more than 660 georeferenced dates from sites of the Tupinambá and Guaraní peoples, the authors deploy a mobility model to investigate the timing of population movements, viable routes and the distances achieved. The results create a more nuanced understanding of the rhythms of migration through an ecologically and socially complex landscape.