Study of osteodonto-malacological industry of Jabuticabeira II shellmound, Jaguaruna, SC

• Grant number: 05/01358-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2005
• End date: December 31, 2005
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Archeology - Prehistoric Archaeology
• Principal Investigator: Levy Figuti
• Grantee: Alexandre Hering de Menezes
• Host Institution: Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project means to recovery, analyze and store the osteodontomalacological industrie from the archaeological site Jabuticabeira II (Jaguaruna, SC). We will mesure the bones and shell artifacts, establish the anatomical-taxonomical status, in search of tecnotipological patterns. The informations will be analysed in data files, with drawns and fotos of each artifact analysed, which will serve to future comparisons between different industries collections from others costal and riverines sambaquis. (AU)