Archaeology of Colonialism and the lineages of Tupiniquim women in São Vicente & Rio de Janeiro during the 16-17th century: by an interdisciplinary approach

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pre-Recorded Video Presentation Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

This work proposes a different method, one in which historical, genealogical, and archaeological data are analyzed and interpreted through other hermeneutics and semantics in order to find lineages of women who had their names recorded. On the basis of two archaeological sites in Rio de Janeiro - "Cara de Cão" Hill (1565-1567) and the Camorim Plantation (1594), we shall ascertain how the mobility of Tupiniquim and Paulista women from São Vicente region has contributed to the itinerancy of so-called Paulistaware in-between the colonial hubs of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, and Minas Gerais. The history of Victoria Correia de Sá (the seventh in a lineage of Tupiniquim women) showcases a critical attitude to dealing with patriarchy and facing the most powerful Portuguese man in 17th-century Rio de Janeiro. Therefore, the articulated use of archaeological and historical sources opens new perspectives to ponder gender relations within the colonial patriarchal system.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Pre-Recorded Video Presentation Paper / Report Submission (2023 General Sessions)   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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