Nota sobre a ponta bifacial em sílex encontrada no município de Itamarandiba, estado de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This remark referes to the first observations about a biface projectile point found in the city of Itamarandiba, state of Minas Gerais, which was donated to the Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botanico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais by a child. The biface projectile point is produced on flint of excellent quality for flaking (fine granulometry, homogeneous), revealing to be an outstanding piece because of its dimensions (approximately 25.8 x 9.36 x 0.9 cm), and also because of its distinguished technical quality, displaying a notable savoir-faire on the part of its maker (Pelegrin, 2007; Rodet and Duarte-Talim, 2014). There are few other items like this in Brazil, identified in the Amazon, which intrigues us even more in the search to understand the presence of this isolated biface projectile point in Central Brazil. Thus, in addition to the more detailed technological analysis (Mauss, 1947; Leroi-Gourhan, 1966; Inizan et al., 1995; Pelegrin, 2005; etc.), a broader study is required, involving the search for flint deposits in the area, to better contextualize the object.