Cerro Azul rock art site
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Cerro Azul rock art site is a renowned pre-Columbian archaeological area in Colombia featuring extensive ancient rock paintings and petroglyphs on sandstone cliffs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cerro Azul rock art site canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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cultural heritage site ⓘ rock art site ⓘ |
| access | hiking trails ⓘ |
| approximateAge | several thousand years old ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | indigenous cultures of the Colombian Amazon ⓘ |
| belongsToRegion | Colombian Amazon rock art region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorUsed |
ochre
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red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| environment | tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
control of visitor access
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preservation of pigments ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
animals
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geometric motifs ⓘ humans ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ ritual scenes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive painted panels
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large rock shelters ⓘ superimposed figures ⓘ |
| hasRockArtType |
petroglyphs
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rock paintings ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding forested landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazonian region of Colombia
NERFINISHED
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Guaviare Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Serranía de La Lindosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San José del Guaviare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | mineral pigments ⓘ |
| researchField |
anthropology
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archaeology ⓘ rock art studies ⓘ |
| rockArtMedium | sandstone cliffs ⓘ |
| significance |
major example of Amazonian rock art
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one of the most important rock art complexes in Colombia ⓘ |
| threat |
human impact
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natural weathering ⓘ |
| tourismType |
archaeological tourism
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cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ritual activities (hypothesized)
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territorial or group identity marking (hypothesized) ⓘ |
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