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Pedra das Letras: arte rupestre no centro-oeste de Piripiri, Brasil

Pedra das Letras: Rock Art in the Central West of Piripiri, Brazil
Authors: Luis Carlos Duarte Cavalcante; Sônia Maria Campelo Magalhães; Heralda Kelis Sousa Bezerra da Silva;

Pedra das Letras: arte rupestre no centro-oeste de Piripiri, Brasil

Abstract

Pedra das Letras: Rock Art in the Central West of Piripiri, Brazil. The Pedra das Letras archaeological site is located in the Barro village, a rural area in the municipality of Piripiri, Piauí, Brazil. The aim of this paper is to present the first data from the survey of this archaeological site, which has recently been registered at the IPHAN, as well as the main problems affecting its degradation. Pedra das Letras consists of a sandstone block containing a small elevated rock shelter and a side niche with red rock paintings. 58 paintings were found on the rock wall at the back of the shelter, and seven handprints have been identified in the side niche. The most frequent figure in the pictorial panels is the handprint, with 45 representations of this motif having been identified, made using different execution techniques. The remaining figures were attributed to the abstract class, some of them without a clearly defined outline. The main conservation problems include the advanced state of degradation of the sandstone, insect nests (such as termites and wasps), salt efflorescence, wear and tear caused by rainwater, and plants attached to the rock block.

O sítio arqueológico Pedra das Letras está localizado no povoado Barro, área rural do município de Piripiri, Piauí, Brasil. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar os primeiros dados do levantamento desse sítio arqueológico recém-cadastrado no IPHAN, além dos principais problemas que atuam em sua degradação. A Pedra das Letras consiste de um bloco de arenito contendo um pequeno abrigo rochoso elevado e um nicho lateral com pinturas rupestres vermelhas. Na parede rochosa do fundo do abrigo são encontradas 58 pinturas e no nicho lateral foram identificadas sete impressões de mãos. A figura mais recorrente nos painéis pictóricos é a impressão de mãos, tendo sido identificadas 45 representações desse motivo, elaboradas com diferentes técnicas de execução. As demais figuras foram atribuídas à classe de abstratas, algumas delas sem contorno nitidamente definido. Entre os principais problemas de conservação, destacam-se o avançado estado de degradação do arenito, ninhos de insetos (como cupins e vespas), eflorescências salinas, desgaste causado pelas águas das chuvas, e plantas presas ao bloco rochoso.

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Rock paintings, handprints, Piripiri, Pedra das Letras, Brazil

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