Rock Art Research

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2009)
Published : Nov 11, 2009

ARCHAEOLOGY OF ROCK ART: A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT ROCK ART SITES IN COLOMBIA

Pedro María Argüello García (1)

(1) Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh, United States
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Abstract

This article is a preliminary report of archaeological excavations at some rock art sites in Colombia. The aim of this research is to obtain contextual information about the production and use of petroglyphs in order to overcome one of the principal obstacles for an archaeological treatment of rock art: chronology. Three kinds of contexts possibly related to rock art use are examined and discussed.