Aplicação de métodos da antropologia forense na arqueologia: contribuições para a análise da violência em populações indígenas do passado no Brasil

Abstract

This article offers a literature review on the application of Forensic Anthropology methods in archaeological contexts in Brazil,focusing on the identification and interpretativo of evidencie of violence in past indigenous populations.The collaboration between Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology has aided in the analysis of boné trauma,allowing for the differentiation of injures caused by taphonomic processes,accidents,or incidents of interpessoal violence. Froma methodological point of view,the study is bases on a literature review conducted in academicdatabases,compiling research that discusses forensicmethods used in the analysis of human remains in archaeological contexts. The discussion highlights how methods of Forensic Anthropology,such as the identification of antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem fractures,contribute to the analysis of trauma and the reconstruction of possible conflicts between indigenous groups in the past. As a contributions,the study highlights the interdisciplinary potencial between Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology,emphasizing the importante of applying these methods for greater interpretative rigor of evidence of violence in the Brazilian archaeological record,in addition to highlighting the need to expand research in this area.