Construção de muros de pedra seca: uma análise das tecnologias e padrões de construção de cerca de pedra no município de Alexandria-RN

Abstract

Spatial location of the stone walls, or stone fence, existing in the municipality of Alexandria. It is known that the custom of construction is coexistential to the human species. Within this custom, the construction of fences is linked to the appearance of the notion of territory, however, the custom of building fences made of stone has been restricted to some civilizations, as yet unidentified, among them that inhabited the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Although the presence of this type of construction is present among us, the academic interest has not been recorded especially among scientific publications, except for rare exceptions, despite the depredations of this heritage. This led us to record the spatial location of these buildings before his disappearance. The methodology, observational and typological nature, was the mapping. It used the available digital technologies (for the location of coordinates), the on-site observation, photographic and phonographic records, as well as the analysis of official documents produced and academics. Based on the results, it can be said that the stone fences are scattered almost all the state RN, while the largest and most studied are located in the Seridó region. However, there is a volume of existing fences, which are small and are located in hard to reach places, fences with limited access seem a conserved structure may admit that the limitation to them may have contributed to preservation.