Caverna Pintada — Ancillary Panel North (Sierra de San Francisco, Baja)
Caverna Pintada N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇲🇽 Baja California Sur, Caverna Pintada, Mexico
About
About Caverna Pintada — Ancillary Panel North (Sierra de San Francisco, Baja)
Caverna Pintada — Ancillary Panel North (Sierra de San Francisco, Baja) in Baja California Sur, Caverna Pintada, Mexico is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 1.8 ha. Excavation excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 400 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1939
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1097 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1894
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1413 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
27.6500° N · 113.1100° W · 400 m · 3 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Caverna Pintada — Ancillary Panel North (Sierra de San Francisco, Baja) — panel with stratified deposits
27.6510° N · 113.1077° WUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Caverna Pintada — Ancillary Panel North (Sierra de San Francisco, Baja) — gallery with stratified deposits
27.6481° N · 113.1101° WAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Caverna Pintada — Ancillary Panel North (Sierra de San Francisco, Baja) — engraving with stratified deposits
27.6520° N · 113.1096° W