Bioarqueologia aplicada ao estudo dos remanescentes humanos do sítio Parque das Pedras - PB: uma contribuição para a arqueologia no nordeste do Brasil

Abstract

The present work has as proposal to present the results of the analyzes of human remains recovered from the Parque das Pedras, located in the city of Camalaú, in the microregion of the Western Cariri and mesorregion of Borborema of the state of Paraíba. The excavations were carried out in November 2015, under the coordination of Prof. Dr. Carlos Xavier de Azevedo Netto, and, although the traces had been partially removed, it was suficiente to reveal a wealth of information, especially with regard to human osteological material. The data collected reveal some evidence that raises a series of questions about the way of life and death of the population. Based on the evidence of funerary accompaniments, paleopathologies, developmental anomalies, and the particularities of each bone pice, it was possible to gather information about diet, culture and paleodemography.