Cultural Taxonomies in Eastern South America: Historical Review and Perspectives

Author(s)

de Mello Araujo, Astolfo Gomes ^[1] ; Okumura, Mercedes ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Interdisciplinary Res Evolut Culture & Enviro, Museum Archaeol & Ethnol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Genet & Evolutionary Biol, Lab Human Evolutionary Studies LEEH, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Review article
• Source: JOURNAL OF PALEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY; v. 4, n. 4 SEP 20 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

In this article, we will provide a brief history of the appropriation and development of the concepts of ``culture,{''} ``tradition,{''} ``technocomplex,{''} among others, in Eastern South America (Brazil), and present its state of the art. We will discuss some of the convergences and divergences in the nature of the archaeological record of South America, North America, and Europe, as well as their possible theoretical implications, since classification templates or classificatory schemes are strongly dependent on the phenomena they address, whether we acknowledge that or not. Finally, we aim to present some results and the main lines of future action in our current work on this topic. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/06453-9 - Statistical methods applied to the characterization of Palaeoindian lithic industries from Southern Brazil
• Grantee: Maria Mercedes Martinez Okumura
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 18/23282-5 - Change and continuity in prehistoric human groups from Ribeira de Iguape Valley (São Paulo and Paraná): applying evolutionary theory to bioarchaeology and material culture
• Grantee: Maria Mercedes Martinez Okumura
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants