Archaeology of the Brazil’s first gold casting house, Iguape, SP

  • Maria Cristina Mineiro Scatamacchia Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP
  • Célia Maria Cristina Demartini Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP
  • Marcelo Pini Prestes Faculdade da Cidade de Franca
  • Antonio César Granero
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2012.107022
Keywords: Minting House, Historical Archaeology, Iguape, Gold

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present the results of archaeological research carried out in the backyard of the house where today is located the Iguape city Municipal Museum. The archaeological excavation aimed to confirm the appointment of the site have been originally the first gold casting house, since due to the various transformations suffered by construction, did not exist at the present time no material evidence of this ancient activity. The survey showed the remnants which confirmed the gold casting activity on the ground proving the historical information.

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Author Biographies

Maria Cristina Mineiro Scatamacchia, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP

Profa.Dra. Livre docente em Arqueologia Brasileira, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP, Bolsista do CNPq

Célia Maria Cristina Demartini, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP

Dra em Arqueologia, especialista em museu, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP

Marcelo Pini Prestes, Faculdade da Cidade de Franca

Arquiteto, urbanista, mestre em Arqueologia, Faculdade da Cidade de Franca

Antonio César Granero
Bacharel e licenciado em História
Published
2012-11-26
How to Cite
Scatamacchia, M. C., Demartini, C. M., Prestes, M., & Granero, A. C. (2012). Archaeology of the Brazil’s first gold casting house, Iguape, SP. Revista Do Museu De Arqueologia E Etnologia, (22), 111-122. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2012.107022
Issue
No 22 (2012)
Section
Articles

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