This article sets out to broaden our knowledge of the sociopolitical dynamics of Santarém (AD 1000–1600), a regional society in the Lower Amazon, by synthesizing the existing archaeological data relating to settlement patterns, ritual ceramics, prestige goods and chronology, as well as exploring aspects linked to the technology of ceramic production at the Carapanari site, a small-scale community located in the region during the late precolonial period. Using an integrated approach, the research combines a techno-functional analysis of a sample basically composed of ceramic fragments, providing information on the original forms and possible uses, with microscopy and compositional analyses of fragments based on instrumental neutron activation analysis. This enables the identification of technological choices, processes of innovation and behavioral changes, also present at other sites in the region that are expressed over time. The set of information presented here engages with recent debates on the emergence of complex societies, providing some insight into the historical development of this polity in Amazonia during the late precolonial period.

本文旨在通过综合有关聚落模式、仪式陶瓷、名贵商品和年代学的现有考古数据，拓宽我们对亚马逊下游区域社会圣塔伦（公元 1000-1600 年）社会政治动态的了解。探索与卡拉帕纳里 (Carapanari) 遗址陶瓷生产技术相关的各个方面，卡拉帕纳里 (Carapanari) 遗址是前殖民时期晚期位于该地区的一个小规模社区。该研究采用综合方法，将主要由陶瓷碎片组成的样品的技术功能分析与基于仪器中子活化分析的碎片的显微镜和成分分析结合起来，提供有关原始形式和可能用途的信息。这使得能够识别技术选择、创新过程和行为变化，这些也存在于该地区的其他地点，随着时间的推移而表现出来。这里提供的一组信息涉及最近关于复杂社会出现的争论，为前殖民时期晚期亚马逊流域这种政体的历史发展提供了一些见解。