Reassessing museum archaeological collections

Unprecedented osteological and ceramic data for the Sucuriju site at the Urubu River, Central Amazon, Brazil

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5227580
AutoresHelena P Lima (0000-0001-5787-7231, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, autor de correspondencia), Claudia M Cunha (0000-0002-6748-8587, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi), Cláudia Cunha (0000-0002-5073-1704, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi)
Año2017
Volumen12
Número2
Páginas649-665
Fecha de publicación2017-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBoletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Ciências Humanas (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1981-8122 • E-ISSN: 2178-2547
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1981.81222017000200021
OpenAlexW2751845412
SCIELO_PIDS1981-81222017000200649
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas16

This article presents laboratory studies of the archaeological collection from the Sucuriju site which has been stored for decades at the technical reserve of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. These materials result from Mário Simões' investigations at the Urubu River area, in the municipality of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil, in the late 1970's and 80's. Recently, this region has been hypothesized as a cultural frontier and is considered key to understanding ethnogenetic and cultural interaction processes in late pre-Columbian times. The reassessment of this old collection, which remained untouched for over 20 years, yielded unprecedented osteological (dental) data for the site. The new analysis of Sucuriju ceramics enabled a better understanding of the local ceramic complexes. We highlight the need for integration between past and current research in this region in order to improve archaeological data both at local and regional scales

Amazon rainforest · Archaeology · Frontier · Geography · Osteology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Indigenous Health and Education · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology