Rock art in Venezuela may belong to a previously unknown culture

Ancient Rock Art in Venezuela May Be From Unknown Culture

Ancient rock art discovered in Venezuela may be from an unknown culture. Credit: ArchesNPS. CC BY 1.0/flickr Archaeologists in Venezuela have discovered twenty 4,000-year-old rock art sites in Canaima National Park in the southeastern part of the country. These had previously remained undiscovered and may actually be from an unknown culture. Although archaeologists have found rock art designs akin to these newest ones in other parts of South Ame…

Rock art in Venezuela may belong to a previously unknown culture

An archaeological team led by José Miguel Pérez-Gómez from Simon Bolívar University discovered around 20 rock art sites in Canaima National Park, Venezuela. The sites feature pictograms and petroglyphs depicting geometric motifs, stick figure drawings, and representations of nature, potentially dating back 4,000 years or older. Pérez-Gómez presented the findings at a UNESCO-backed conference in Italy in late June. The rock art may belong to a pr…

4,000-Year-Old Rock Art From Unknown Culture Uncovered in Venezuela

An archaeological team in Venezuela has uncovered 20 ancient rock art sites in Canaima National Park, consisting of both pictograms and petroglyphs, estimated to be around 4,000 years old! Located in the southeastern part of the country, this discovery reveals a previously unknown culture, even though similar rock art has been found elsewhere in South America. The artworks are drawn in red and feature geometric motifs like lines of dots, rows of…