Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph — Atacama (Copiapo)
Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Medieval·🇨🇱 Atacama, Chile
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About Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph — Atacama (Copiapo)
Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph in Atacama, Chile is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) rock art attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Medieval site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) rock-art traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
28.0347° S · 70.6195° W · 485 m · 3 mapped features
- Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary rock-art feature at Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph28.0339° S · 70.6187° W
- Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph28.0354° S · 70.6201° W
- Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph — Outlierrock artOutlier at Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph28.0336° S · 70.6205° W