Um estudo sobre o Sítio Arqueológico Lajeiro do Escrivão em São João do Sóter MA: (re) pensando o ensino de história local, através da educação patrimonial

Abstract

This work on archaeological heritage in Maranhão aims to understand the Lajeiro do Escrivão Archaeological Site, located in the municipality of São João do Sóter, by (re)thinking it from the intersections made possible between Pre-colonial Archaeology and Local History teaching, under the Heritage Education approach, as a proposal and strategy for valuing, preserving and safeguarding archaeological heritage assets. From this perspective, the problem of this study on rock records in pre-colonial sites consists of revealing different realities and possible remote human experiences that took place in what is now known as the Cocais Region, in the east of the state. In theoretical and methodological terms, this was a qualitative and descriptive bibliographic-documentary and hemerographic study, given the specialized bibliography analyzed and the variability of the sources mapped, in addition to the technical field visits made to the site in question. In this sense, the unique relevance of the Lajeiro do Escrivão Archaeological Site can be seen in its rock engravings (petroglyphs) made on the rocky wall that physically makes it up. The site in question is a landmark, both in terms of recovering a rock art past and as a place of constituted ethnic memories, and should be officially recognized and democratized in contemporary times, through socio-cultural, ecotourism and school formations fostered in the region. Therefore, the final proposal of this work is a teaching guide aimed at History teachers of 6th grade classes, especially those who work in the Municipal Public Education Network of São João do Sóter/MA.