Museu de Arqueologia e Paleontologia
About This Museum
People find their way here, often after hearing whispers about the 'Pedra Furada' site, eager to touch a piece of the deep human past found right here in Piauí. You'll stand face-to-face with the fossilized giants of our ancient savanna, like the colossal ground sloth, and then marvel at the intricate stone tools left by the first people to walk these lands thousands of years ago. It’s a quiet, unassuming place that somehow manages to collapse millennia into a single, powerful impression. You leave not just having seen old bones and artifacts, but feeling the immense weight and wonder of time itself.
Collection Highlights
The star is undoubtedly the fossil of a giant ground sloth, but the delicate lithic tools from São Raimundo Nonato provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of our earliest ancestors.
Visitor Information
It's tucked away in the Ininga neighborhood—a local gem that's well worth seeking out for a quiet afternoon of discovery.
Architecture & Building
Housed in a functional, modern institutional building that lets the incredible finds inside take center stage.
Contact & Location
Address: Museu de Arqueologia e Paleontologia de Araraquara, Rua Voluntários da Pátria, Vila Melhado, Araraquara, Região Imediata de Araraquara, Região Geográfica Intermediária de Araraquara, São Paulo, Região Sudeste, 14801-340, Brasil
Phone: +55 86 3237-2262
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