Reflexões sobre gestão arqueológica e museológica da cultura material: o Sítio Guarani PS- 03 Totó (Pelotas, RS) e seus vestígios.

Abstract

The present study aims to reflect about the archaeological and museological management of the collection from site Guarani PS-03 Totó (Pelotas, RS). It is important to preserve the material culture, because this constitute the historical and cultural heritage, collective memory and social identities, and there is the possibility of this being used as a historical document for understanding the social relationships and the past. Thus, this research focuses on the demonstration of the methodological process used for the protection of archaeological remains recovered at the site Guarani PS-03 Totó (Pelotas, RS), from the moment of the excavation until the moment that these remains were storaged in the technical reserve of the Federal University of Pelotas’s Laboratory of Education and Research in Anthropology and Archaeology (LEPAARQ / UFPel). This demonstration / reflection is developed within the musealization of archeology, proving the importance of the management of collections to provide the proper preservation of material culture.