The Pedra Pintada or "Painted Rock" (not to be confused with Caverna da Pedra Pintada in Pará State) is a large rock in the state of Roraima, Brazil. It is 85 metres long, 35 metres high and 30 metres wide, and is found in the Boa Vista savanna. There are many pictograms and other archaeological evidence inscribed on the walls of the rock.
The rock is inside the San Marcos indigenous area, where Macuxi, Wapishana and Pemon indigenous peoples live.[1]
Archaeology
[edit]During a study and excavations between 1985 and 1987, Brazilian archaeologists came to the conclusion that the site has been inhabited since 2000 BC.[2] They classified the rock art with two different styles: the abstract "Parime" and "Surumu". "Surumu" style is similar to the "Aishalton" style of the Caribbean Islands and the north of South America.[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ São Marcos; Povos Indígenas no Brasil consultado el 17 de febrero de 2011.
- ^ a b Ribeiro, Pedro A. Mentz et al. "Projeto Arqueológico de Salvamento no Territorio Federal de Roraima" (1986, 1987 1989) Cepa (Santa Cruz do Sul) 13 (16): 5-48; 14 (17): 1-81; 16 (19): 5-48-
- ^ Pereira, Edithe (2003) Arte rupestre na Amazônia: Pará: 27. Editora UNESP.
External links
[edit]- Integrated Roraima Museum celebrates 25 years
- Painted Stone can start the process of listing (in Portuguese)
- (pdf) Pedra Pintada, RR Ícone do Lago Parime (in Portuguese)
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