Canoa Quebrada — Rock Art Shell Midden North (Ceará, Brazil)
Canoa Midden N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇧🇷 Ceará, Canoa Quebrada, Brazil
About
About Canoa Quebrada — Rock Art Shell Midden North (Ceará, Brazil)
Canoa Quebrada — Rock Art Shell Midden North (Ceará, Brazil) in Ceará, Canoa Quebrada, Brazil is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 3.4 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Rediscovered
- 1999
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 949 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1910
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1595 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
4.5200° S · 37.7000° W · 10 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Canoa Quebrada — Rock Art Shell Midden North (Ceará, Brazil) — panel with stratified deposits
4.5215° S · 37.6999° WUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Canoa Quebrada — Rock Art Shell Midden North (Ceará, Brazil) — gallery with stratified deposits
4.5196° S · 37.6981° WAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Canoa Quebrada — Rock Art Shell Midden North (Ceará, Brazil) — engraving with stratified deposits
4.5219° S · 37.6989° WRock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Canoa Quebrada — Rock Art Shell Midden North (Ceará, Brazil) — boulder with stratified deposits
4.5185° S · 37.6985° W