Rare Petroglyphs Found In Cuban Caves
Rare Petroglyphs Found In Cuban Caves
25-06-2009
Source: IANS
Cuban archaeologists are studying the strange drawings found in caves in eastern Cuba, Prensa Latina reported.
The petroglyphs which have been discovered in the Sierra del Rosario reserve located in Pinar del Rio province, have now motivated large-scale research in this area for the establishing of the origin of these asymmetric carvings in the stalagmites.
According to Cuba's renowned historian Luis Formigo, these carvings had been made by the pre-tribal aboriginal people who had also carved the stone to make fire, track time and to follow the course of events between the years 5,000 and 3,000 B.C.
The Cuban Anthropology Institute called the 2 cm X 7 cm discovery as an extraordinary one and has linked it to the Banwari-Trace tradition of Trinidad, East Caribbean, leading cave stone carving sites in the area.
Formigo also said that these discoveries include caves which had been used for housing and others used for ceremonies, as well as several others considered as graveyards.
In La Lechuza, one of the largest caves, food remains, tools and pieces of human skeletons have also been found.
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25-06-2009
Source: IANS
Cuban archaeologists are studying the strange drawings found in caves in eastern Cuba, Prensa Latina reported.
The petroglyphs which have been discovered in the Sierra del Rosario reserve located in Pinar del Rio province, have now motivated large-scale research in this area for the establishing of the origin of these asymmetric carvings in the stalagmites.
According to Cuba's renowned historian Luis Formigo, these carvings had been made by the pre-tribal aboriginal people who had also carved the stone to make fire, track time and to follow the course of events between the years 5,000 and 3,000 B.C.
The Cuban Anthropology Institute called the 2 cm X 7 cm discovery as an extraordinary one and has linked it to the Banwari-Trace tradition of Trinidad, East Caribbean, leading cave stone carving sites in the area.
Formigo also said that these discoveries include caves which had been used for housing and others used for ceremonies, as well as several others considered as graveyards.
In La Lechuza, one of the largest caves, food remains, tools and pieces of human skeletons have also been found.
http://tinyurl.com/la5nf4
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