Work

Colonial rock art: A reflection on resistance and cultural change (16th and 17th century-Córdoba, Argentina)

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This work analyses colonial rock art documented in western and northern areas of the Sierras Grandes (Argentinean central area). We question and discuss some of the social implications of this form of expression and its role in the game of power framed in the Spanish colonial domination system in America. We propose that pre-Hispanic rock art became part of a related group of social practices that guaranteed the social reproduction of the population. This practice continued during the early colonial period, and it not only implied the incorporation of the figure of the dominant in the traditional framework but also represented a form of symbolic resistance against colonial imposition.

Source: Journal of Social Archaeology

DOI: 10.1177/1469605314548940

Authors: Andrea Recalde, C. González Navarro

Institutions: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Language: English

Topic: Archaeology and Rock Art Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Awards: G4359570771, G76116787