The rock art of San Juan de Yarucaya, district of Cochamarca, Oyón

The Sierra of Lima presents a great variety of archaeological sites with quilcas or cave paintings, which correspond to different pre-Hispanic chronological periods. In the present study we present the registry of three sites with paintings located in the Campesino Community of Yarucaya, Oyón distri...

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Published in:Arqueología y Sociedad
Main Author: van Dalen Luna, Pieter D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 2021
Subjects:
Quilcas
cave art
Oyón province
upper basin of the Huaura river
cave paintings
arte rupestre
provincia de Oyón
cuenca alta del río Huaura
pinturas rupestres
Alta
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/Arqueo/article/view/20679
https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2021n34.e20679
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Summary:The Sierra of Lima presents a great variety of archaeological sites with quilcas or cave paintings, which correspond to different pre-Hispanic chronological periods. In the present study we present the registry of three sites with paintings located in the Campesino Community of Yarucaya, Oyón district; constituting one of the first references on rock art in this province, so close to Lima, but so forgotten by archeology. La sierra de Lima presenta una gran variedad de sitios arqueológicos con quilcas o pinturas rupestres, los cuales corresponden a diferentes periodos cronológicos prehispánicos. En el presente estudio presentamos el registro de tres sitios con pinturas ubicados en la Comunidad Campesina de Yarucaya, distrito de Oyón; constituyéndose en una de las primeras referencias sobre el arte rupestre de esta provincia, tan cerca de Lima, pero tan olvidada por la arqueología.

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