A arqueologia pública: a memória na construção do passado do sítio Ruínas do Teatro São Pedro, Laranjeiras, Sergipe

Abstract

In this study sought to understand the re-appropriation and reinterpretation of the archaeological, historical and cultural heritage existing in Laranjeiras process, based on the case study on the Sítio Ruínas of Teatro São Pedro, featured as part of the Laranjeiras cultural landscape, in the 19th century. For this study applied various concepts of Public Archaeology, including multivocality and Social Memory, it is related to Social Theory. Thus, making the insertion of laranjeirense community in the formation of archaeological knowledge, involving them in the processes of recovery and preservation of this heritage, I sought to characterize the site as the memory component. This way, the oral narrative was the methodological tool used for understanding the history of the building. As a result, it was possible to realize the value of oral tradition as important to the understanding of the archaeological and historical heritage of Laranjeiras source as well as the fundamental role of multivocality when conducting archaeological research.