Open AccessREAL FORTE PRÍNCIPE DA BEIRA EM COSTA MARQUES – RO: UMA PERSPECTIVA ARQUEOLÓGICA PARA SUA PRESERVAÇÃO
Author(s) -
Marcos Albuquerque,
Veleda Christina de Albuquerque
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista noctua
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2526-7973
DOI - 10.26892/noctua.v2i5p03-42
Subject(s) - looting , jungle , geography , frontier , history , ethnology , archaeology , amazon rainforest , humanities , ancient history , art , ecology , biology
The Real Forte Príncipe da Beira, in Rondônia, is one of the largest forts ever built in Brazil. It was abandoned after the establishment of the Republic, it entered in process of destruction possibly accelerated by actions of looting as it says oral tradition. Located in the western border of the country, in the midst of Amazon jungle, it practically disappeared of popular memory, until a military mission that crossed the area, in the twentieth century, discovered it. It remained abandoned until, in 1930, with the creation of Contingentes de Fronteiras, the Brazilian Army started to build military installations near the fort. Listed by IPHAN in 1950, nowadays the fort is under the protection of 1º Pelotão Especial de Fronteira “Real Forte Príncipe da Beira” of Brazilian Army, which is responsible for its preservation. Several actions and studies have been carried out aiming the preservation of that monument. This work is a result of a technical visit, an invitation of Diretoria do Patrimônio Histórico e Cultural do Exército, which included several specialists of different areas. Our observations, expressed here, addressed the issue from an archaeological point of view.