Análise tecnológica de coleções líticas no Alto Vale do Itajaí, Santa Catarina.

Abstract

This work aims to investigate the technological variability of lithic industries in the Alto Vale do Itajaí from the analysis of lithic remains from two archaeological sites: Gruta do Presépio and SC-TA-19. The Vale do Itajaí have dates to a long-term occupation, which began at least 9400 years BP, where past human groups appropriated, interacted and transformed the region over time. Those process involved different strategies, which generated different lithics sets with distinct technological characteristics. The analysis of lithic collections compared to the regional archaeological context has the potential to generate data to interpret the meanings of variability, environmental management strategies and to discuss their relationship with the occupation processes of the Vale do Itajaí.