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Rock ArtSite Name: Taboco
Country: Brazil
NOTE: This site is 490.979 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Campo Grande  Nearest Village: Corguinho
Latitude: 19.827S  Longitude: 54.839W
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Taboco submitted by dodomad : Researchers surveying pig-like animals called peccaries in Brazil discovered inadvertently discovered ancient drawings of animals, like the reptile shown here. Image Credit: Alexine Keuroghlian/WCS Site in Brazil (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pictograms in the Taboco region of Corguinho, Mato Grosso du Sol State, Brazil. In 2009, researchers for Brazil's Wildlife Conservation Society accidentally discovered many pictograms in sandstone caves while tracking peccaries. The images depict human and animal figures.

Some of the figures resemble ancient art from the central Brazilian plateau, but others appear to follow the artistic tradition of northeastern Brazil. Three distinct styles are seen. Estimating the date of the art based on it's style, researchers believe it to be at least 4000 years old.

The location given is general and does not reflect the exact location of the caves.

Source: Rodrigo Luiz Simas de Agular and Keny Marques Lima, "Quantos Estilos Pode Haver em um Mesmo Complexo Rupestre? Consideracoes Acerca das Pinturas Rupestres do Distrito de Taboco, Municipio de Corginho (MS, )" Revista Clio Arqueológica.

Note: Peccaries lead the way to discovery of Cave Art in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul
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Peccaries lead the way to discovery of Cave Art in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul by bat400 on Sunday, 23 February 2014
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Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) made the find while surveying white-lipped peccaries in Brazil's Cerrado plateau, a vast savanna region, in 2009. The animals, which travel long distances, are considered environmental indicators of healthy forests.

"Since we often work in remote locations, we sometimes make surprising discoveries, in this case, one that appears to be important for our understanding of human cultural history in the region," Alexine Keuroghlian, a researcher with WCS's Brazil program, said in a statement.

The researchers encountered a series of sandstone formations with caves containing the artwork while tracking the peccaries near the remote city of Corguinho, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Archaeologists say the style of the drawings is more diverse than expected. While some resemble ancient art from the central Brazilian plateau, others, surprisingly, seem etched in the artistic tradition of northeastern Brazil, the researchers said. In addition to human figures and geometric shapes, many different kinds of animals were represented, from big cats and armadillos to birds and reptiles, but alas, no peccaries.

"These discoveries of cave drawings emphasize the importance of protecting the Cerrado and Pantanal ecosystems, both for their cultural and natural heritage," Julie Kunen, director of WCS's Latin America and the Caribbean program, said in a statement. "We hope to partner with local landowners to protect these cave sites, as well as the forests that surround them, so that the cultural heritage and wildlife depicted in the drawings are preserved for future generations."

Thanks to coldrum for the link. For more, see http://www.livescience.com
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