PRÁTICAS FUNERÁRIAS NO BAIXO RIO TAPAJÓS, AMAZÔNIA.

The paper deals with a series of urns and vessels related to burial practices probably of indigenous Mundurucu, in the lower Tapajós River, from the archaeological site of Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro (N.S.P. Socorro) - Itaituba, Pará. The paper then evaluates the similarities with ethnohistorical and archaeological data on funerary practices in the region, the description of the excavations in laboratory, presenting data and interpretations on the osteological traces found, contributing to the debates about funerary practices in the Amazon region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]