Abstract

Rupestrian Paintings from the Archaeological Area of Piripiri, Piauí, Brazil: A Current Overview

Highlights

  • The Northeastern Brazil is a region extremely rich in archaeological sites [1,2]

  • Due to their expressive number and the cultural value of these archaeological sites, especially those decorated with an exceptional collection of prehistoric rupestrian paintings, the Serra da Capivara National Park was formally recognized to be a Human Heritage by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) [3,10]

  • Besides the Serra da Capivara National Park, the Serra das Confusões National Park [4] and the Sete Cidades National Park are rich in archaeological sites

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Summary

Introduction

The Northeastern Brazil is a region extremely rich in archaeological sites [1,2]. In the Serra da Capivara National Park (Southeast Piauí), more than 940 archaeological sites are known [3,4,5]. The rupestrian paintings of these region were dated by combining different dating techniques on samples from several of those archaeological sites. 30,000 years BP [6,7,8,9] Due to their expressive number and the cultural value of these archaeological sites, especially those decorated with an exceptional collection of prehistoric rupestrian paintings, the Serra da Capivara National Park was formally recognized to be a Human Heritage by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) [3,10]. Besides the Serra da Capivara National Park, the Serra das Confusões National Park [4] and the Sete Cidades National Park are rich in archaeological sites

Archaeological sites from Piripiri
Pedra do Cantagalo I
Pedra do Atlas
Fazendinha I
Caminho da Caiçara I
Pedra Ferrada
Pedra do Dicionário
Pedra da Biblioteca
Conservation Problems from the Archaeological Sites from Piripiri
General Considerations and Future Challenges

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