Até agora, o #MAPHSA cobre ~3,5 milhões de km² de florestas e savanas no Brasil e na Colômbia. Prioridade: áreas de alto risco e pouco documentadas fora de zonas protegidas. Regiões-foco: Amazônia SW e Sul, Cerrado, Caribe colombiano, Cordilheira Oriental, Terras baixas orientais.
#ciência
Hasta el momento, MAPHSA cubre ~3,5 millones de km² de bosques y sabanas en Brasil y Colombia. Prioridad: áreas de alto riesgo y con poca documentación fuera de zonas protegidas. Amazonía SW y sur, Cerrado, Caribe colombiano, Cordillera Oriental, Llanos Orientales.
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Currently MAPHSA covers ~3.5 million km² of endangered forests and savannas in Brazil and Colombia. Priority: under-documented, high-risk areas beyond protected zones. SW & S Amazon, Cerrado, Caribbean Colombia, Eastern Cordillera, Eastern Lowlands.
#ArcadiaFund @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social
Nova pesquisa mostra que o conflito influenciou a organização das antigas comunidades Tairona. Em períodos de tensão, os assentamentos se concentraram em locais estratégicos, fortalecendo cooperação e defesa.
#Colombia #ArcadiaFund
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Nueva investigación muestra que el conflicto influyó en la organización de las antiguas comunidades Tairona. En periodos de tensión, los asentamientos se agruparon en lugares estratégicos, reforzando cooperación y defensa.
#Arqueología
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doi.org/10.1080/0093...
New research shows that conflict shaped how ancient Tairona communities organized themselves. During tense periods, settlements clustered in strategic locations, strengthening cooperation and defense.
#ArcadiaFund #Archaeology #Tairona
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MAPHSA colabora con el Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia (ICANH) y el Instituto del Patrimonio Histórico y Artístico Nacional (IPHAN).
MAPHSA colabora com o Instituto Colombiano de Antropologia e História (ICANH) e o Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN).
MAPHSA is collaborating with the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) and the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN).
#ArcadiaFund #Archaeology @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social @iphangovbr.bsky.social
Avaliação do risco patrimonial em campo: Sambaquis
O #MAPHSA realiza avaliações de campo para avaliar a preservação dos sítios, identificar aqueles em risco e apoiar sua conservação.
📷 Ciénaga (Colômbia); Santa Cruz (Argentina), M. Zubimendi. #Sambaquis #Ciência
Evaluación del riesgo patrimonial en campo: Concheros
#MAPHSA realiza estudios de campo para evaluar la preservación de los sitios, identificar aquellos en riesgo y apoyar su conservación.
📷 Ciénaga (Colombia); Santa Cruz (Argentina), M. Zubimendi. #Arqueología #Cienaga
Assessing heritage risk in the field: Shell mounds
#MAPHSA conducts field assessments to evaluate site preservation, identify at-risk sites, and support conservation.
📷Ciénaga (Colombia); Santa Cruz (Argentina), M. Zubimendi. #ArcadiaFund #Archaeology @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social
A Base de Dados
Em 2025, o #MAPHSA fortaleceu sua infraestrutura de código aberto, ampliando a cobertura. Colômbia: 12.767 e Brasil: 2.956 sítios. Dados arqueológicos robustos para a América do Sul.
📸 Ciudad Perdida, Colômbia, J. Steber
#DadosAbertos
La Base de Datos
En 2025, #MAPHSA fortaleció su infraestructura de código abierto, ampliando la cobertura. Colombia: 12.767 y Brasil: 2.956 sitios. Datos arqueológicos robustos para América del Sur.
📸Ciudad Perdida, Colombia, J. Steber
#DatosAbiertos
The MAPHSA Database
In 2025, #MAPHSA strengthened its open-source infrastructure, expanding coverage. Colombia: 12,767 sites. Brazil: 2,956 sites. Robust archaeological data for South America.
📸Ciudad Perdida, Colombia, J. Steber
#OpenData #ArcadiaFund @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social
Finally we close with Vinicius Peripato showing the amazing work in Integrating Remote Sensing and Computational Approaches in #Amazonian #Archaeology at the Advances in Computational Archaeology session @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #caa2025 #ArcadiaFund
@marcomoderato.bsky.social is presenting the work in Riverscape network analysis in #Brazil at the Archaeological Research #Network at #caa2025 in #Athens @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #ArcadiaFund
Next is Shaddai Heidgen showing our work with indigenous heritage: "Protecting Heritage through Fire #Risk Assessment in #Sacred #Indigenous Landscapes of Santa Marta" in the Advances in #Computational #Archaeology session
#ArcadiaFund #MAPHSA
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Today we start with Sebastián Fajardo presenting a paper on MAPHSA: Uncovering Pre-Columbian Landscapes through Machine Learning and Remote Sensing in Tropical South America in the session dedicated to #AI approaches to #remotesensing
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#ArcadiaFund
#MAPHSA project at the #CAA25 in Athens, GR. The CAA is the largest and most well known conference on digital tools and methods in archeology. Our papers span from machine learning and remote sensing to risk prediction and network analysis
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MAPHSA Project at the #CAA2025 International Conference, Athens.
MAPHSA presentations at #ICANH - Colombian institute of anthropology and history.
#Presentations
Visiting terrace sites of the Tayrona at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, taking sediments for phytoliths analysis. 🌿
#SierraNevadaDeSantaMarta #Terraces #TayronaCulture #Phytoliths
✨ Visiting the Sacred Sites of the Taganga People 🌍
Exploring the cultural heritage, natural resources, sacred lands of the Taganga community and their biodiversity.
#Taganga #CulturalHeritage #SacredSites #IndigenousHeritage #Exploration
🎓 MAPHSA present at #UniMagdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia 📍
This time, we present our most recent work and aim to motivate students from archaeology and indigenous communities at the university. 🏛️
#Palaeoecology #MappingQGIS #SacredSites
📍 GIS Workshop in Santa Marta! 🌍✨
Hands-on GIS training with students & indigenous communities in Santa Marta! Empowering local knowledge through mapping. 🗺️📊
#GIS #SantaMarta #Paleoecology
Our Shaddai is presenting at #ECTE2025 on fire risk in the indigenous landscapes of Sierra Nevada de St Marta. Using a RandomForest model, we find fire-prone zones in the Línea Negra, aiding heritage-focused fire management. #IndigenousHeritage @soctropecol.bsky.social
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Colombian Heritage Mapped! 🌎📍A glimpse of Colombia’s heritage sites in the Arches platform! 🏛️✨ San Agustín & Isnos (Huila) stand out with 5000+ mapped locations. Zooming in, we highlight these areas. #Archaeology #HeritageMapping #Colombia #Huila #SanAgustin #Isnos #CulturalHeritage
