Pictogram of the Upigma Tepui rock shelter in Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Simon Bolivar University
Archaeologists have discovered more than 20 rock art sites in southeastern Venezuela decorated with striking geometric designs thought to date back thousands of years. The pictographs and petroglyphs offer a rare glimpse into the culture of people who lived in the forested highlands that are now Canaima National Park long before Europeans arrived.
Jose Miguel Perez Gomez The professor at Simon Bolivar University in Caracas, Venezuela, has been working with indigenous Pemon communities for years to document their remote art.
Source: www.newscientist.com
