![]() ![]() Situated between the domains of nature and culture, the specimen was transubstantiated into an individual possessing her own personal characteristics, while simultaneously being inserted into the debates on the biological and cultural ancestry of the Brazilian people. ![]() In this work the authors analyze discourses and representations about and surrounding this prehistoric find. Luzia is taken to be one of the earliest human bone remains from the Americas, dating from approximately 11,500 years ago. Over the last decade the skull of a woman excavated in Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, has turned into a scientific and cultural icon in Brazil. Translation from Mana , Rio de Janeiro, v. E-mail: professor at the Department of Anthropology, National Museum/UFRJ and full researcher at the Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. IMA in anthropology from the Postgraduate Program in Anthropology of Fluminense Federal University, where he is currently pursuing his PhD. ![]() Verlan Valle Gaspar Neto I Ricardo Ventura Santos II The colour of the bones: scientific narratives and cultural appropriations of 'Luzia', a prehistoric skull from Brazil *Ī cor dos ossos: narrativas científicas e apropriações culturais sobre "Luzia", um crânio pré-histórico do Brasil ![]()
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