Archaeological Evidence of the Development of a Regional Society in Santarém (AD 1000-1600), Lower Amazon: A Path to Understanding Social Complexity

Autor(es)

Gomes, Denise Maria Cavalcante ; Costa, Angislaine Freitas ; Munita, Casimiro Sepulveda ; da Cunha, Joao Paulo Lopes

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF WORLD PREHISTORY; v. N/A, p. 43-pg., 2023-10-08.

Resumo

This article sets out to broaden our knowledge of the sociopolitical dynamics of Santarem (AD 1000-1600), a regional society in the Lower Amazon, by synthesizing the existing archaeological data relating to settlement patterns, ritual ceramics, prestige goods and chronology, as well as exploring aspects linked to the technology of ceramic production at the Carapanari site, a small-scale community located in the region during the late precolonial period. Using an integrated approach, the research combines a techno-functional analysis of a sample basically composed of ceramic fragments, providing information on the original forms and possible uses, with microscopy and compositional analyses of fragments based on instrumental neutron activation analysis. This enables the identification of technological choices, processes of innovation and behavioral changes, also present at other sites in the region that are expressed over time. The set of information presented here engages with recent debates on the emergence of complex societies, providing some insight into the historical development of this polity in Amazonia during the late precolonial period. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 08/58701-6 - Análise das sócio-cosmologias amazônicas pré-coloniais
• Beneficiário: Denise Maria Cavalcante Gomes
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores