Brief History of Archeology in the Sertão do Piauí (1970-1993).
Archeology. Science. History.
This work deals with the historical reflection on the materiality of the collections,
seeking to understand Archeology as a science. Analyzing the several successes or not,
it aims to perceive artifacts and landscapes, researchers and traditional communities in
the southeast of the state of Piauí, in the Serra da Capivara National Park region.
Archaeological research in the Serra da Capivara National Park region is very
significant in understanding the movement of human peoples, especially in America,
since the work under Niède Guidon coordination provided strong arguments about the
occupation of America. Because of its importance, the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed it on the World Heritage List
on December 13, 1991. And in 1993, the Park became part of the Tombo Book,
Archaeological Ethnographic and Landscaper, of the National Historical and Artistic
Heritage Institute (IPHAN). The empirical challenges are enormous, but they can not be
ignored by the historians of the sciences, a region with such potentiality. Finalizing the
dissertation in the "pathways" of Serra da Capivara, one can see the regional potentiality
as to the archaeological sites, the materiality and the gaps present in the records and
historiography of the official sciences. It is before the eyes, one of the most important
patrimonies of the Humanity.