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Continuities and discontinuities: archaeology and ethnoarchaeology in the heart of the Eastern Bororo territory, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Irmhild Wüst
Irmhild Wüst*
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Museu Antropológico, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Cx P 131, 74.605-220 Goiânia GO, Brazil. iwust@internetional.com.br
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Bororo and cultural continuity

Cultural continuity and discontinuity is a fascinating issue in archaeological investigation, especially in regions where native populations are still present, as in the case of southeastern Mato Grosso. Since there is no necessary correlation between archaeological cultures and self-conscious ethnic groups (Hodder 1978; 1982; Jones 1997), research in areas where a link between ethnographically andlor ethnohistorically known groups and the archaeological record can be established presents a significant challenge for the study of processes involved in cultural continuities, ruptures, and the maintenance or abandonment of stylistic boundaries. This is especially true in a context of colonial impact on native populations, as in the case of the Bororo society.

Keywords

Central BrazilBororo Indiansceramic traditionsethnoarchaeologycultural change
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Special section: Issues in Brazilian archaeology
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Antiquity , Volume 72 , Issue 277 , September 1998 , pp. 663 - 675
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1998

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