Importância do estudo do Fémur na identificação das espécies em contexto arqueológico

Abstract

This Study Culmination Work (TCE) aims to study the importance of the femur in understanding the biological diversity of species and their evolutionary processes in archaeological paradigms, as well as the impact of bones in interpreting archaeological phenomena and in the interpretation of bone remains at different times in the history of the discipline. It seeks to address the technical and ethical challenges faced by researchers when analyzing fauna in an archaeological context. The work is part of the subdiscipline of Archaeology called Archaeozoology, and can be defined as the study of animal remains collected at archaeological sites. Archaeozoology, however, has numerous definitions that vary from author to author. For Meniel and Chaix (1996), this is a discipline that addresses the relationships between man and the animal world in the past. Regardless of the definition, the objectives focus on recognizing the paleoecology, paleoeconomics, and cultural behavior of past human populations (Mateus 1995). (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)