El Arte Rupestre Prehispánico De La Palma: Una Visión Desde La Etnoarqueología Africana

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Martínez, Víctor Manuel Fernández
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	A brief summary is presented of the different theories that have been ad- vanced to explain the Canarian geometric rock art, which has been found mostly in La Palma Island. Later a review is made of the cases, ethnographically recorded in Africa, with an association between the same type of art and rain-making ceremonies. A spe- cial case is summarized, which was recorded recently by the author in West Ethiopia, where prehistoric schematic red paintings are used together with Islamic rituals to pray for rain. The repeated connection between rock art and rain-making in many parts of Africa strengthens the old theory that the greatest part of Canarian prehispanic rock art could have had the same function.
Starting Page	65
Ending Page	80
Page Count	16
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Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article