THE PLACE AND MEMORY IN THE EXPERIENCE OF A HERITAGE EDUCATION PROGRAM CARRIED OUT IN CAAPORÃ - PARAÍBA STATE

Abstract

The article presents the use of Public Archeology in the experience of educational activities, developed within the scope of a project for the management of archaeological assets in the municipality of Caaporã (Paraíba state). The educational actions started from the conceptions of the social formation of the subjects involved, associating place and memory in opposition to culture as a commodity. The socialization of the public interpretation of regional archeology provided an opportunity to raise awareness of themes that little explored in regular education, such as knowledge of history through material culture or in relation to pre-colonial populations that inhabited the region, thus reinforcing the role of archeological science in construction of identities and collective self-affirmation.