Projeto arqueológico Carajás: sub-projeto de reconstituição gráfica da cerâmica

Abstract

Ceramics, especially in the Amazon region, is considered a very important tool for the knowledge of ancient indigenous societies, in order to reveal a little about the lives of our ancestors. In this sense, the study of archeological remains and their restoration is fundamental for the historical recovery of these peoples, besides providing us with data that help us in the analysis process of comparative studies. The objective of this work was to graphically reconstruct the ceramics found in the Pequiá cave and to analyze body, base, and rim fragments in the laboratory. For the fragments the microscope of the laboratory was used, while the ceramic shapes were reconstituted in CorelDraw. Of the 18 pieces worked, all were graphically reconstructed. As for the ceramic analysis it was recorded that: on the rim 50% of the fragments were made of crushed rock, of these 93% were undecorated and the rest were decorated. Of the 50% of sand only 2% were decorated. In the analysis of the base it was observed that 62% contained crushed rock, and of these 90% were undecorated versus 10% decorated. For the sand it was also found that 90% were undecorated versus 10% decorated. In the analysis of the body 53% were of crushed rock, with 95% of the fragments being undecorated and only 5% decorated. In this sense, the remaining 47% of sand had 91% undecorated against 9% decorated. Therefore, we can evaluate that the decoration became more present in the pieces that had crushed rock in their seasoning, because this presents a smoother surface. While the pieces made with sand, which have a rougher surface, decoration was not common. This may be due to the fact that the sand pieces were more used for pots, pans and other utensils.