Pedra Furada — Rock Shelter North Panel (Piauí, Brazil)
Pedra Furada N Panel
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇧🇷 Piauí, Serra da Capivara, Pedra Furada, Brazil
About
About Pedra Furada — Rock Shelter North Panel (Piauí, Brazil)
Pedra Furada — Rock Shelter North Panel (Piauí, Brazil) in Piauí, Serra da Capivara, Pedra Furada, 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 ceramic seriation. 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 unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 400 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 895 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1931
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
8.8300° S · 42.5500° W · 400 m · 3 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Pedra Furada — Rock Shelter North Panel (Piauí, Brazil) — panel with stratified deposits
8.8298° S · 42.5516° WUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Pedra Furada — Rock Shelter North Panel (Piauí, Brazil) — gallery with stratified deposits
8.8315° S · 42.5482° WAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Pedra Furada — Rock Shelter North Panel (Piauí, Brazil) — engraving with stratified deposits
8.8288° S · 42.5492° W