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Rock ArtSite Name: Avencal 1 Alternative Name: Inscricoes RupestresCountry: Brazil
NOTE: This site is 260.144 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Urubici
Latitude: 28.028S Longitude: 49.612W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Art in Santa Catarina State. Described as "one of the largest and most recognised sites in the southern Brazilian highlands." The inscribed figures include geometic and zoomophic figures.
Originally documented in the 1960's, some researchers (Da Silva, 2001) hypothosize that the art shows continuity between modern indigenous Jê peoples and the creators of this rock art 4000 years ago by parallels between body paint, archaeological ceramic decoration and rock art motifs.
Some figures have black pigment in some areas (which may not be orginal.)
The figures appear to be on a cliff face within sight of the much more famous Avencal waterfall. From tourist websites it appears that the cliff face immediately fronts on a pass with a modern road. There is signage for the location itself and a roadside parking area, but no infomation on the rockart itself.
Note: Recording Pre-Columbian Engravings in Brazil using Polynomial Texture Mapping. See comment.
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