Maritime Archaeology of a good sheltered anchorage / Arqueologia marítima de um bom abrigo
AUTOR(ES)
Leandro Domingues Duran
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2008
RESUMO
The present research integrates efforts from a wider-ranging project which is defined by the Archeological Program from Baixo Vale do Ribeira coordinated by Professor Maria Cristina Mineiro Scatamacchia. The Archeological Program from Baixo Vale do Ribeira aims, in short, the production of archeological knowledge about different human societies that occupied the coastal plain Cananéia-Iguape since the pre historical period. In this case, specifically, the proposal was to aggregate into the research efforts the Bom Abrigo Island, presenting interpretations on the material culture found there and its role in the formation and development process of the historical society that was established in the Brazilian territory from the XVI century on , in particular of those communities from the coastal plain Cananéia-Iguape. The focus of our discussion is defined by the Maritime Archeology which analyzes the different aspects of what we can classify as a maritime culture and its importance in the social, political and economical processes produced by the different human societies. This relation with the maritime environment is also reflected in our research methodology which applies techniques of underwater archeology. In a broad sense, the research performs a macro analyzes of the Bom Abrigo Island proposing interpretations about three different contexts of archeological interest identified there: the whaling station, the lighthouse complex and the "Prainha" bay. In the three contexts we aimed to discuss the importance of the maritime culture in the formation and development process of the commercial, mercantile, capitalist society which was established in the coastal plain Cananéia-Iguape from the very first years in the XVI century, and which served as a basis for the formation of the current Brazilian society.
ASSUNTO(S)
arqueologia subaquática underwater archeology cananéia ilha do bom abrigo maritime archeology armação baleeira cananéia bom abrigo island whaling station arqueologia marítima
