Estudo das práticas funerárias do Sítio Justino, Canindé do São Francisco–SE

Abstract

This work seeks to identify possible changes in the funerary rituals produced by huntergatherers and horticulturalists groups that occupied the Justino site around 8950 – 1330 AP, identified in the archaeological region of Xingó. The main purpose of this study is to understand the processes of continuity and changes in the prehistory of Justino, based on funeral practices and their respective meanings, through data collected from bibliographic survey. In the methodology we carried out a comparative analysis of the burials, aiming to understand how they were organized in proportion of sex and age and how their funeral accompaniment was Produced. Despite the burials of Justino presenting similar characteristics, as in the funeral accompaniment, the results suggest that each group possessed unique characteristics in the production of these contexts, which are represented by objects Differentiators.