Diálogos Cruzados: identidade e patrimônio arqueológico na comunidade de Sao José do Amparo, Tonantins - AM

Abstract

In general the patrimonies of groups and societies are analyzed to illuminate cultural aspects. Among the various types of heritage, archaeological material culture represents a category related to the populations of the past and in some cases acts as an important tool of social identification in the present, especially when dealing with societies linked to the traditional, with strong attachment to cultural matrices . On the contrary, there are societies that decide to live partially or completely detached from this representation, choosing other icons that carry the identities they want. This research was a case study in the riverside community of São José do Amparo, in the municipality of Tonantins - Amazonas, where the relationship between community and archaeological material is distant and empty. We discuss the motivations of this distance and the possible solutions to effect the preservation of these goods. The work developed allowed a new look at the notions of heritage and its implications when used in communities where these concepts are not yet widespread. Finally, there is a space for the ever-lively discussion of the preservation of archaeological remains by people who do not identify themselves in it, in favor of academic interests or not, and propose a reflection on these archaeological interventions in view of which they bring on the surface precisely some aspects that were purposely left aside by these populations.