São Cristóvão/SE, do campo ao laboratório: uma perspectiva integrada para compreensão e interpretação de dados arqueológicos descontextualizados

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the interpretive potential of decontextualized archaeological collections housed in technical reserves. It addressesarchaeological management and collection curation, examining the trajectory of archaeological data from the fieldwork stage to their preservation in institutions responsible for safeguarding these materials. To support this discussion, the research is framed within an interpretive and socially engaged perspective, addressing the development of archaeological theory and practice, as well as theoretical, methodological, and institutional advances and the challenges related to data management in the Brazilian context, marked by the need to consolidate systematic, reflexive, and socially committed practices.The central objective of this work is the analytical evaluation of the trajectories and curatorial practices associated with collections originating from the first stage of the expansion works of the sewage system in the historic center of São Cristóvão, Sergipe, as well as the analysis of their contribution to the symbolic restitution of heritage to society. To achieve this, qualitative analyses were conducted, combining a literature review, documentary research, historical contextualization of the urban space, and examination of the initial curatorial processes of the collection derived fromtheproject.Theinvestigationarticulates archaeological theory, material data, and historical and institutional information in order to understand the interpretive possibilities of the collection despite the gaps resulting from the absence of systematic archaeological field records.