Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In 1973, sites with rock paintings were discovered in the southeastern part of the State of Piauí. In a very uneven terrain, a group of sandy plateaus overlooks a plain covering approximately 200 km2 following a south‑west / north‑west direction. This is one of the poorest regions of Brazil. It is semi-arid, with a typical vegetal cover called “caatinga”, which is the Indian word for “white forest”.Due to their archaeological importance, these sites have been classified by UNESCO as World He...
Source: Palethnologie
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4381740397