Riacho das Relíquiias: Contribuição aos Estudos de SÍítios a Céu Aberto em CARNAÚBA DOS DANTAS – RN, BRASIL

Abstract

The archaeological site of Riacho das Reliquias is located in Serido potiguar´s microregion, in the city of Carnauba dos Dantas, whose archaeological researches have been developed since the beginning of the twentieth century´s eighties. The archaeological sites under protection were object of study to several researchers that worked or still work in this area. Though, the researches with open pit sites started and a new approach is being drawn for this region. The site Riacho das Reliquias has 380 m of middle height and is located in a valleys´ area, cutted by the brook that named it. The erosion process caused disturbance in the site, due to the brook´s temporary water stream. The sites located in fluvial terraces are described and inserted in a pre-defined rating in the braziliang archeology as encampment sites, based on natural periods of rivers´ floodand drought. Thus, this work features the archaeological material disposed in the site in according to his techno-typology. Once he site Riacho das Reliquias suffers natural disturbance every year, it was not possible to set up functional areas and chronology. The Serido´s cultural historical reconstruction continues with the systematic aim of list the data from researches developed in the region. This register could broaden the cultural horizon of the pictorial traditions, setting up chronological data. Then, it is believed that is possible to dispose from one more recent study about other areas of activity from primitive groups in this region.