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Serra da Capivara National Park (Portuguese: ''Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara'', , locally (:ˈsɛɦɐ da kapiˈvaɾɐ)) is a national park in the Northeastern region of Brazil. It has many prehistoric paintings. The park was created to protect the prehistoric artifacts and paintings found there. It became a World Heritage Site in 1991. Its head archaeologist is Niède Guidon. Its best known archaeological site is Pedra Furada. It is located in northeast state of Piauí, between latitudes 8° 26' 50" and 8° 54' 23" south and longitudes 42° 19' 47" and 42° 45' 51" west. It falls within the municipal areas of São Raimundo Nonato, São João do Piauí, Coronel José Dias and Canto do Buriti. It has an area of 1291.4 square kilometres (319,000 acres). The area has the largest concentration of prehistoric sites in the Americas. Scientific studies confirm that the Capivara mountain range was densely populated in the pre-Columbian Era. Image:Serra da Capivara - Painting 7.JPG Image:Serra da Capivara - Painting 8.JPG Image:Serra da Capivara - Several Paintings 3.jpg ==See also== * Niède Guidon 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Serra da Capivara National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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