https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/2474 2026-05-28T18:10:21Z https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24764 Título: Imagens como processos documentais dos contextos funerários na Arqueologia no Cariri Ocidental Paraibano Autor(es): Vieira, Melba Godoi Abstract: Images play a fundamental role in the production of scientific knowledge. In the archaeological field, visual records are essential as documentation, both for analyzing, interpreting, and preserving memory and information, as well as for communicating and disseminating research. However, there is a considerable gap in the treatment, use, and dissemination of images in archaeology. According to Molyneaux (1997), until the 1990s, visual records were poorly understood or simply ignored by researchers. In this context, images were not perceived as a valuable source of information and documentation, nor were they objects of study in the archaeological field. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze and discuss the production of images (photographs) as a form of documentary processing and visualization of the archaeological record, especially in funerary contexts and archaeological excavation work. To this end, the general objective was to investigate the imagery produced during excavations at the Parque das Pedras cemetery site in the Cariri region of Paraíba, which is part of the digital collection of the Brazilian Archaeology Laboratory, affiliated with the Center for Historical and Regional Documentation and Information (LAB/NDIHR) at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). This investigation aimed to determine whether it was possible to describe the funerary contexts based on the symbols contained in the photographs. It is noteworthy that the study proposes an approach inspired by the post- disciplinary aspect of archaeology, as discussed by Fahlander and Oestigaard (2004). To this end, the methodology articulates Peircean semiotics, funerary archaeology, and visual anthropology. Thus, photographs are understood not only as a database, but also as an instrumental framework for safeguarding documentary and cultural skills. Since each excavation is a unique and irreversible event (Pessis, 1982), the images are historical records of archaeological work. 2025-08-28T00:00:00Z https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24584 Título: Análise da ocupação na região da Foz do Rio São Francisco, Baixo São Francisco sergipano Autor(es): Santos, Darly Anderson Calumby dos Abstract: This dissertation is developed from the study carried out in the area that corresponds to Foz do Rio São Francisco, Povoado Cabeço and Ilha de Arambipe located between the states of Sergipe and Alagoas. Both underwent transformations following the inauguration and operation of the Xingó, Hydroelectric Plant, which changed the landscape and consequently the lifestyles of the groups that lived there. The presence of the Farol do Norte do São Francisco, brought from Scotland in the 19th century, is seen as an important element of material culture that resists these changes, evoking history and highlighting the archaeological potential of the place. Therefore, we aimed to carry out a non-interventional survey across the entire area, discovering five archaeological sites of historical character. In addition to prospecting, a documentary survey was carried out in the collection of the Port Authority of the State of Sergipe(CPES), which allowed us to access important data from the study area. Therefore, we came to the conclusion that the construction of the Xingó Dam brought irreversible impacts to this location, highlighting the need to preserve the Cabeço Lighthouse as a demarcation of an archaeological, historical and cultural place. Another factor is environmental degradation, the weakening of river and sea navigation that changes an entire subsistence system for these communities that worked in the production and export of rice. 2024-09-24T00:00:00Z https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/23897 Título: Arqueologia de um naufrágio em Neópolis: materialidade de um conflito no Baixo São Francisco Autor(es): Martins, Thor Gabriel Abstract: This dissertation examines the submerged archaeological site “Naufrágio de Neópolis,” located on the bed of the São Francisco River in Sergipe, Brazil. The research seeks to understand the site’s formation process through the material remains of the shipwreck, interpreted from the perspective of conflict archaeology. The aim is to contextualize the find within the political-military and economic dynamics that shaped the Lower São Francisco between the late 18th and 19th centuries. To this end, an analytical model is proposed for the study of submerged contexts associated with conflicts, integrating structural and naval analyses, laboratory results, and cross-referencing with historiographical sources. This approach makes it possible to discuss the strategic use of river routes and the local specificities reflected in the recorded materiality. Understood as direct evidence of broader historical processes, the site provides valuable insights for social, economic, and political interpretations of the region, highlighting its role in colonial and postcolonial developments. Furthermore, its investigation contributes to strengthening underwater archaeology as a tool for interpreting national history. 2025-08-29T00:00:00Z https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/22862 Título: Entre a paisagem sagrada andina e o espaço museal brasileiro: a biografia social de um vaso kero tiwanakota no Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia Americana da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Autor(es): Silva, Gabriel Rodrigues Abstract: This research aims to investigate the social biography of a ceremonial kero vessel from the Andean Tiwanaku culture, currently exhibited at the Museum of Archaeology and American Ethnology of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (MAEA-UFJF). The investigation sought to describe the agency of this object, as well as the material dimensions that surround it. It considers the vessel from the extraction of its raw material, through its ceramic production and ritual use, to its current placement within the Brazilian museological context. As a theoretical methodological foundation, the research draws on the theories of Ian Hodder and Bruno Latour regarding agency and materiality, articulating them with the Andean ontocosmology. The aim is to propose a decolonial approach that seeks to overcome the ontological dichotomy between subject and object, valuing the active role of the vessel as a relational agent within distinct sociocultural networks. A comparative analysis was also carried out using museographic guides of Andean ceramic collections, allowing for the identification of the style and possible geographic origin of the MAEA-UFJF kero vessel, classified as belonging to the Acarapi style. Based on this framework, the research also aims to place the piece chronologically within the phases of the Tiwanaku culture. The dissertation highlights the importance of understanding the kero not merely as an archaeological artifact, but as a “generative object”, capable of evoking Andean practices, memories, and cosmologies, while also fostering reflections on museological communication within Brazilian institutions. The results are expected to contribute to discussions on materiality, agency, and museological practices that are sensitive to pluriepistemologies, promoting new perspectives on Amerindian collections in university museums. 2025-05-30T00:00:00Z