Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Genesis 11:9
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"Dr. Robinson and his colleagues from the LASTJOURNEY project found the ancient paintings in three rock shelters at Cerro Azul, Limoncillos and Cerro Montoya archaeological sites in the Serranía La Lindosa, on the northern edge of the Colombian Amazon.
The vibrant red pictures were drawn using mineral pigments, in particular ochre, which provides them with their characteristic reddish-terracotta color.
They were produced over a period of hundreds, or possibly thousands, of years.
The most abundant motifs recorded by the team are anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and geometric and plant themes.
Many of them depict hunting and ritual scenes, showing humans interacting with plants, forest and savannah animals.
Among the most abundant zoomorphic figures are deer, tapirs, alligators, bats, monkeys, turtles, serpents, and porcupines, among many others.
The Cerro Azul, Limoncillos and Cerro Montoya rock shelters are far from modern settlements and trails, but were known to some local communities, who helped the researchers explore them.
“These rock paintings are spectacular evidence of how humans reconstructed the land, and how they hunted, farmed and fished,” said Professor José Iriarte, also from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Exeter.
“It is likely art was a powerful part of culture and a way for people to connect socially.”