The materiality of indigenous history in the Middle Guaporé River based on the study of ceramics from the João Durão archaeological site
Indigenous history; Guaporé River; Archeology; Ceramics
The objective of this dissertation was to contribute to the understanding of the Indigenous History of the Guaporé River region, located in the state of Rondônia, through the interface between History and Archeology. The latter has collaborated with studies of material culture to construct the long-term Indigenous History of the Amazon, mainly in relation to the period that precedes European colonization. The indigenous people who inhabited this region left evidence of their ways of life and how they organized themselves socially. These relationships are documented in the various ceramic artifacts that are found in archaeological sites, among them, João Durão, located in São Francisco do Guaporé, which is the object of investigation in this research. By studying the production processes and use of ceramic artifacts, it becomes possible to discuss the traditional technologies and cultural practices that people were involved in in the past. Therefore, this research sought to systematize the technological and morphological information of the ceramics found at the João Durão site and dialogue with the existing historical and archaeological bibliography for the region.