The Unini River within the archaeology of the lower Negro River, State of Amazonas.

• Grant number: 09/06868-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2010
• End date: July 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Archeology - Prehistoric Archaeology
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Góes Neves
• Grantee: Márjorie Do Nascimento Lima
• Host Institution: Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research presents the archeology of the lower Rio Negro, particularly two archaeological sites located in Unini river, in the riverine communities of Floresta and Lago das Pombas. The river Unini flows between the Reserva Extrativista Rio Unini (Rio Unini Resex) and Parque Nacional do Jau (PNJ), where the studied sites are locateed. The archaeological sites provide the basis to discuss the process of pre-colonial occupation of the lower Rio Negro. The characterization of each site is based on the size and dispersion of archaeological remains and ceramic material analysis. Thus is presented a proposal on the chronology of occupation of these sites and how they relate to other regions already studied in the Amazon.The ceramic analysis and the inter-site comparisons enabled to rethink questions related to the appearance of the first pottery producing groups in Amazonia.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LIMA, Márjorie Do Nascimento. The Unini river in the Archaeology of the lower Negro river, state of Amazonas. 2014. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE) São Paulo.