The amazonian history through the archaeological narration
This text aims to briefly reconstitute a history of the scientific narrative attributedto the Brazilian Amazon, analyzing for this purpose a set of statements produced particularly inthe archaeological field. The objective is to carry out a literature review focused on the variousunderstandings, con...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | De raíz diversa. Revista Especializada en Estudios Latinoamericanos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/90659 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/deraizdiversa/article/view/90659 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Amazonian Archaeology; Social imaginary; Archaeological narrative; amazonian archaeological models Arqueología amazónica, imaginario social, narración arqueológica, modelos arqueológicos amazónicos Arqueologia amazônica; Imaginário social; Narração arqueológica; Modelos arqueológicos amazônicos |
| Sumario: | This text aims to briefly reconstitute a history of the scientific narrative attributedto the Brazilian Amazon, analyzing for this purpose a set of statements produced particularly inthe archaeological field. The objective is to carry out a literature review focused on the variousunderstandings, conceptualizations, descriptions and symbolisms that composed and generateda shared imaginary about the origin of this territorial entity between the 16th and 20th centuries.From the questions raised throughout the text, certain characteristics of the relationship betweenscientific production and the narratives generated in its historical process are pointed out. Thearticle is oriented chronologically and is divided into six parts: 1) pre-scientific conceptionsof the amazonia; 2) the emergence of the great scientific theories of the 19th century; 3) theinstitutionalization of the amazonian archaeology; 4) the elaboration of the archaeologicalmodels; 5) the cultural and political implications of the archaeological narrative; and 6) finalconsiderations. |
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