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Majes Rock Art – evaluating a thesis
This paper analyses the 2018-thesis by Prof. Scaffidi. It concerns a revision (dated September 2023).
by Maarten van Hoek
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The Case of Boulder AP3-098, Alto de Pitis
This paper – the fourth in a series about Alto de Pitis, all published in TRACCE – discusses some specific petroglyphs on Boulder AP3-098, focusing on the possible therianthrope on one of its panels.
By Maarten van Hoek
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The Case of Boulder AP3-172, Majes, Peru
This paper describes a huge boulder at Alto de Pitis in the Majes Valley of southern Peru. It has some enigmatic petroglyphs that will be fully discussed. Especially one type of image is most idiosyncratic. It may depict or symbolise domestication of felines.
By Maarten van Hoek
The Carcancha and the Apu
This book is the first to explain the exceptional relationship between unique images of skeleton-anthropomorphic petroglyphs and one of the most important Sacred Mountains of the Andes.
El sitio de arte rupestre de Alto de Pitis es el más importante en el Valle de Majes por su unión única con una Montaña Sagrada.
by Maarten van Hoek