Taruca Rock Art — Panel North (Atacama, Chile)
Taruca Panel N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇨🇱 Antofagasta, Taruca, Chile
About
About Taruca Rock Art — Panel North (Atacama, Chile)
Taruca Rock Art — Panel North (Atacama, Chile) in Antofagasta, Taruca, Chile is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 2.4 ha. Excavation excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2800 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1165 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1946
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
22.3000° S · 68.5000° W · 2800 m · 3 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Taruca Rock Art — Panel North (Atacama, Chile) — panel with stratified deposits
22.2980° S · 68.4995° WUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Taruca Rock Art — Panel North (Atacama, Chile) — gallery with stratified deposits
22.2977° S · 68.4996° WAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Taruca Rock Art — Panel North (Atacama, Chile) — engraving with stratified deposits
22.3009° S · 68.5002° W