Modelo de catálogo de pólen para sítios indígenas: subsídios à pesquisa arqueológica e botânica

Abstract

This work aimed to carry out a study focused on the bibliographical survey of botanical records present in archaeological sites of original peoples to build a catalog of palynomorphs of plants obtained to assist in archaeological research. Medicinal, food and ritualistic plants and their applications and therapeutic uses were considered in addition to the way they were used by the original populations that occupied Brazilian territory. The selection of species for inclusion in the catalog also considered the South American origin of the botanical species. The information was described in the form of a pollen catalogue, with information on botanical characteristics in addition to a description of the pollen type and detailed images of them. The catalog model proposal allows for its expansion with the inclusion of new types based on surveys of archaeological sites with the occurrence of evidence of the presence of original peoples, including sites of ancestral peoples located during the Holocene, normally called populations prehistoric.