1998/09/01 by Irmhild Wüst · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
paper · doi:10.1017/s0003598x0008707x
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.