Human occupation of Marajó Island as a scientific problem: Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818-1888) and the origins of Marajó archaeology
The article analyzes the role of the politician and naturalist from Minas Gerais, Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818-1888), in archaeological research on the Marajó Archipelago. It demonstrates the network established by Penna, which included naturalists, politicians, and local inhabitants, aimed...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) |
| Repositório: | Hawò |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/81009 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.ufg.br/hawo/article/view/81009 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Arqueologia Arquipélago de Marajó Museu Paraense Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro Coleção Marajó - Archaeology Archipelago of Marajó Museum of Pará National Museum of Rio de Janeiro Collection |
| Resumo: | The article analyzes the role of the politician and naturalist from Minas Gerais, Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818-1888), in archaeological research on the Marajó Archipelago. It demonstrates the network established by Penna, which included naturalists, politicians, and local inhabitants, aimed at initiating scientific research and publicizing the Marajó mounds and the remains buried within them to both national and foreign audiences. The article particularly highlights Penna’s interactions with Charles Frederick Hartt, Orville Derby, Joseph Beal Steere, William Barnard, and Ladislau de Souza Mello Netto—individuals who helped establish Marajó as a significant field for archaeological investigations. The analysis of this network reveals that, from the early archaeological research in the region during the 1870s, there were efforts to protect the mounds and their remnants, as well as disputes over leadership in the production of knowledge and access to the material culture of past indigenous peoples. |
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