Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South Brazil
This paper details the Metamorphosis Shelter, an unprecedented record of the archeological wealth of Paraná. Located in the municipality of Piraí do Sul, in the Campos Gerais region of Paraná, this archaeological site surprises not only by the number of panels and paintings but also by the good stat...
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| description | This paper details the Metamorphosis Shelter, an unprecedented record of the archeological wealth of Paraná. Located in the municipality of Piraí do Sul, in the Campos Gerais region of Paraná, this archaeological site surprises not only by the number of panels and paintings but also by the good state of conservation of some groups and by the diversity of representations and styles used. All the panels with rock paintings were photo registered and digital decals were made from the treatment of the filtered images on DStretch software using the correlation matrix technique in three phases image editing program - automatic, semi-automatic, and manual. The rock panels were mapped and geospatialized by speleological topography based on the Union Internationale de Spéléologie (UIS) method of grading and speleometric conventions. Thirty-two panels were documented, amounting to 887 representations ranging from zoomorphic, anthropomorphic, geometric figures, built structures, enigmatic forms, and vestiges. Although the site is reasonably well preserved, urgent actions are needed for the effective protection of this site to avoid degradation of the archaeological content by burning, free circulation of cattle, vegetation cover, and uncontrolled visitation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e44091abc45d4b7c98a16e9df5d18b632023-01-25T14:15:37ZengUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaTerr@ Plural1982-095X2022-12-0116e222149210.5212/TerraPlural.v.16.2221492.047Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South BrazilHenrique Simão Pontes0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3872-6408Laís Luana Massuqueto1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6838-6673Alessandro Giulliano Chagas Silva2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-8427Karla Eduarda de Oliveira3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-5483Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, UEPG/ Grupo Universitário de Pesquisas Espeleológicas, GUPE, Ponta Grossa, PR, BrasilUniversidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, UEPG/ Grupo Universitário de Pesquisas Espeleológicas, GUPE, Ponta Grossa, PR, BrasilGrupo Universitário de Pesquisas Espeleológicas, GUPE/ Arqueo Trekking, Ponta Grossa, PR, BrasilGrupo Universitário de Pesquisas Espeleológicas, GUPE, Ponta Grossa, PR, BrasilThis paper details the Metamorphosis Shelter, an unprecedented record of the archeological wealth of Paraná. Located in the municipality of Piraí do Sul, in the Campos Gerais region of Paraná, this archaeological site surprises not only by the number of panels and paintings but also by the good state of conservation of some groups and by the diversity of representations and styles used. All the panels with rock paintings were photo registered and digital decals were made from the treatment of the filtered images on DStretch software using the correlation matrix technique in three phases image editing program - automatic, semi-automatic, and manual. The rock panels were mapped and geospatialized by speleological topography based on the Union Internationale de Spéléologie (UIS) method of grading and speleometric conventions. Thirty-two panels were documented, amounting to 887 representations ranging from zoomorphic, anthropomorphic, geometric figures, built structures, enigmatic forms, and vestiges. Although the site is reasonably well preserved, urgent actions are needed for the effective protection of this site to avoid degradation of the archaeological content by burning, free circulation of cattle, vegetation cover, and uncontrolled visitation.https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/21492rock artarchaeological sitecavespiraí do sul |
| spellingShingle | Henrique Simão Pontes Laís Luana Massuqueto Alessandro Giulliano Chagas Silva Karla Eduarda de Oliveira Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South Brazil Terr@ Plural rock art archaeological site caves piraí do sul |
| title | Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South Brazil |
| title_full | Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South Brazil |
| title_short | Metamorphosis Shelter: impressive records of cave paintings in the Campos Gerais do Paraná, South Brazil |
| title_sort | metamorphosis shelter impressive records of cave paintings in the campos gerais do parana south brazil |
| topic | rock art archaeological site caves piraí do sul |
| url | https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/tp/article/view/21492 |
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