Palavras-chave: Arqueologia Pública, capitalismo, preservação, interação social. ABSTRACTThe article deals with the public archeology, understood as a discipline designed to interact and share with society. Search highlight the presence/absence of public archeology in archaeological projects (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014), reflecting on the relationship of public archeology in a capitalist context and the preservation of archaeological resources. The stud is the result of a literature search and will include the analysis and graphical interpretation. The results 1 Mestranda no Programa de Pós-graduação em Arqueologia da UFPI.