Una aproximación a la temporalidad absoluta del arte rupestre pictográfico de Puerto Rico
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arte rupestre
pictografías
datación por radiocarbono
Puerto Rico
pictographs
radiocarbon dating
Puerto Rico
arte rupestre
pictografías
datación por radiocarbono
Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico cuenta con un amplio y diverso registro de arte rupestre. Aunque se han realizado importantes contribuciones al estudio de este tipo de manifestación cultural, al presente se tiene información muy limitada sobre su cronología. Sobre la base de 61 fechados obtenidos de los pigmentos orgánicos empleados en la producción de pictografías en diversos contextos arqueológicos de Puerto Rico, se hace una aproximación inicial a la temporalidad absoluta del arte rupestre pintado en la isla. Los resultados obtenidos presentan un panorama amplio del uso de este tipo de manifestación en sus diversos periodos de ocupación, con fechas iniciales directas que se remontan entre cal. 740 y 400 a.C., representando esta la primera evidencia concreta de arte rupestre asociado con los primeros pobladores de la isla. De igual forma, se logró documentar la producción de este tipo de arte rupestre posiblemente asociado a la tradición Saladoide del suroeste de la isla, con fechas entre cal. 220 y 380 d.C. La producción de imágenes pintadas se incrementa en cantidad y diversidad después del 700 d.C., comenzando con la grafía de elementos antropomorfos y, posteriormente, de imágenes zoomorfas, las cuales se comienzan a registrar de forma marcada después del 1000 d.C. La producción de pictografías de humanos y animales, así como de otros elementos foráneos, se extiende al periodo colonial de la isla, lo que demuestra continuidades en el uso de las cuevas como contextos de registro tras la llegada de los invasores europeos al territorio de la isla.
Puerto Rico has a very broad and diverse array of rock art. Although some important contributions have been made in the study of this cultural manifestation, currently there is very limited information regarding its chronology. On the basis of 61 radiocarbon dates obtained from organic pigments employed in the production of pictographs in various archaeological contexts from Puerto Rico, an approximation is made about the absolute temporality of painted rock art in the island. The results indicate that this manifestation was registered for an extended period of time, starting between cal. 700-400 BC, when the earliest direct evidence of rock art associated to the first inhabitants of the island is observed. This work also documented rock art likely associated to the Saladoid tradition of southwestern Puerto Rico, with dates between cal. AD 220 and 380. The production of painted images increases in quantity and diversity after AD 700, starting with the representation of anthropomorphic elements, followed by the depiction of zoomorphic pictographs most notably after AD 1000. The depiction of humans and animals, as well as other extraneous elements extends beyond the period of colonization of Puerto Rico, which demonstrates continuities in the use of caves as register contexts after the arrival of the European invaders of the island.
Puerto Rico has a very broad and diverse array of rock art. Although some important contributions have been made in the study of this cultural manifestation, currently there is very limited information regarding its chronology. On the basis of 61 radiocarbon dates obtained from organic pigments employed in the production of pictographs in various archaeological contexts from Puerto Rico, an approximation is made about the absolute temporality of painted rock art in the island. The results indicate that this manifestation was registered for an extended period of time, starting between cal. 700-400 BC, when the earliest direct evidence of rock art associated to the first inhabitants of the island is observed. This work also documented rock art likely associated to the Saladoid tradition of southwestern Puerto Rico, with dates between cal. AD 220 and 380. The production of painted images increases in quantity and diversity after AD 700, starting with the representation of anthropomorphic elements, followed by the depiction of zoomorphic pictographs most notably after AD 1000. The depiction of humans and animals, as well as other extraneous elements extends beyond the period of colonization of Puerto Rico, which demonstrates continuities in the use of caves as register contexts after the arrival of the European invaders of the island.
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Science and Society; Vol. 46 No. 3 (2021): Science and Society; 7-27
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 46 Núm. 3 (2021): Ciencia y Sociedad; 7-27
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/cys.2021.v46i3
Ciencia y Sociedad; Vol. 46 Núm. 3 (2021): Ciencia y Sociedad; 7-27
2613-8751
0378-7680
10.22206/cys.2021.v46i3