The research in Historical Archaeology in the Vale do Taquari is recent and seeks a better understanding of the quotidian life of human groups derived from Portuguese colonization in the eighteenth century and from European immigration in the nineteenth century. Among the origins of these groups we can cite basically the Azoreans, Germans and Italians. Furthermore, Historical Archaeology is a fundamental field of knowledge to archaeological research and its dissemination. Historical Archaeology appeals to Historical-cultural Heritage preservation and from the acquisition of concrete information opens the possibility of producing knowledge that is able to correct historical distortions. These are some approaches presented in the article. Interconnection with the communicative capacity of education and tourism are some means considered potential toward the preservation of the Heritage of the Vale do Taquari. However with respect to Heritage Education some concrete data are shared, as research accomplished in this context has obtained satisfactory results.
Historical Archaeology; Cultural Heritage; Vale do Taquari