Research Areas

The research areas include the north of the Pampas plain, the Paraná Delta, the Middle Paraná, especially in its left bank, The lower Uruguay River, the entire province of Misiones (Argentina), the State of Itapúa (Paraguay), the upper basin of the Uruguay River, the Highlands of Santa Catarina state (Brazil), the Central Depression of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and the Atlantic coast of these last two Brazilian states. Researches include field work and laboratory analysis of both collections recovered in excavations and curated in museums and universities.

Projects

1. Archaeology of South American Atlantic Forest - ABAMS LEARN MORE

2. Lifestyles and Genetics in Southeast South America During Prehistory LEARN MORE

3. Archaeology of the Middle and Lower Basin of the Paraná River LEARN MORE

4. Climate Change, Landscapes and Prehistoric Settlement in the Uruguay River Basin LEARN MORE

5. Long-Term Cultural Landscapes in Santa Catarina: Conservation and Maintenance of Monumental Archaeological Structures in the West and the Highlands LEARN MORE

6. Registration and Identification of Archaeological Sites in the Mesoregions of the West and the Highlands of Santa Catarina LEARN MORE

7. Climate Change, Landscapes and Human Settlement of the Guaíba Basian During the Late Holocene LEARN MORE

8. Archeology of the Lower Uruguay River LEARN MORE

9. Conservation and enhancement of the archaeological heritage of the Uruguay river basin in Santa Catarina LEARN MORE

10. Dissemination of the Guaraní history and material culture of the Uruguay River basin LEARN MORE

11. Paleoenvironments and Holocene Settlements in the Uruguay River Basin LEARN MORE

12. Research and Valorization of the Guaraní Archaeological Heritage of the Uruguay River LEARN MORE

13. Learning from the Past: The Human–Environment Relationship throughout the Holocene in Santa Catarina LEARN MORE

Aerial view of site SC-CL-12 I with pit-houses - Painel County, Santa Catarina

Excavation at the funerary mound of the SC-CL-28 site - Lages County, Santa Catarina

Aerial view of Passo Fundo 1 site, with monumental structures - Lages County, Santa Catarina

Examples of earthen architecture in the Highlands of Santa Catarina (Brazil). The upper image corresponds to site SC-CL-I 12 (Painel County) which has several pit-houses distributed on top of a hill. On the left (below), image of the burial mound at site SC-Cl-28 dated to 835 ± 20 14C yrs. BP (Lages County). Below, on the right, in the foreground, platform A of the Passo Fundo site, dated at 690 ± 20 14C yrs. BP, and in the background of the image, structure D, dated at 980 ± 20 14C years BP (Lages County). The three sites were surveyed and identified with plaques at the request of the IPHAN (Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional). The last two have been excavated in 2021 within the ASSA program.