Chronology of the Rock Paintings in the Serra da Capivara National Park (Brazil)

Niède Guidon · Gabriela Martín · Anne-Marie Pessis

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Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory

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In 1973, sites with rock paintings were discovered in the southeastern part of the State of Piauí. In a very uneven terrain, a group of sandy plateaus overlooks a plain covering approximately 200 km2 following a south‑west / north‑west direction. This is one of the poorest regions of Brazil. It is semi-arid, with a typical vegetal cover called “caatinga”, which is the Indian word for “white forest”.Due to their archaeological importance, these sites have been classified by UNESCO as World He...

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