The article examines the persistence of certain theoretical foundations of Brazilian archeology and Americanist thought. The theory of indigenous degeneration and the colonialist argument display a secular continuity characterized by common political and thematic lines. This is analyzed through a comparison of some of the topics addressed in the works of seminal figures like Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen, and Betty Jane Meggers.
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Noelli, F. S., & Ferreira, L. M. (2007). The persistence of the theory of indigenous degeneration and colonialism within the theoretical foundations of Brazilian archeology. In Historia, Ciencias, Saude - Manguinhos (Vol. 14, pp. 1239–1264). Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-59702007000400008
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