Serra da Capivara
CountryBrazil
Date6000 BC
RegionPiaui
About Serra da Capivara
A national park with over 300 archaeological sites. Contains the oldest cave art in the Americas. Some paintings show hunting scenes and ceremonies. Evidence of human occupation dating to 50,000 years ago, debated.
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