| Grant number: | 20/08769-5 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |
| Start date: | October 01, 2020 |
| End date: | September 30, 2021 |
| Field of knowledge: | Humanities - Archeology - Historical Archaeology |
| Principal Investigator: | André Menezes Strauss |
| Grantee: | Laura Lisboa de Freitas |
| Host Institution: | Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| Associated research grant: | 17/16451-2 - Virtual anthropology and archaeogenomics of pre-colonial Brazil, AP.JP |
Abstract The Liberdade neighborhood, localized in the central region of São Paulo, is well-known for being a reference of oriental culture and traditions. The investment of historiographical studies in the region has provided the rescue of historical and developmental memory of the neighborhood, in addition to make possible the identification of late public edifications that demonstrated to be mainly attended by poor, slaved and marginalized individuals, evidences that showed themselves to be different from the current conception. In 2018, during an archaeological rescue in one of the occupied territories of the neighborhood, a potentially satisfactory archaeological context that could corroborate with the region occupation hypothesis in the nineteenth century, was identified. It were found nine human burials in the archeological site relative to the ancient "Cemitério dos Aflitos" burial ground. These evidences can be effective to support the premise of black presence in the Liberdade neighborhood, however systematic analysis for information identification, regarding the origin and physical attributes of the individuals, were not accomplished yet. Thus, the present project pretends to perform an osteological analysis of the collected material, objectifying the biological profile description and their geographical origin determination, based on strontium isotopes analysis (87 Sr/ 86 Sr). Initiating from this study and correlating historical and African diaspora archaeological studies, it is intended to interpret a possible context of those populations narrative suppression. | |
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