Prehistoric Rock Paintings in Baja California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2560686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clement W Meighan (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3Part1 |
| Pages | 372-392 |
| Publication date | 1966-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2694739 |
| OpenAlex | W2334718242 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 4 |
Elaborate rock paintings from several rock shelters in the central part of Baja California are reported and described. The paintings are assigned to the Comondú culture on the basis of artifacts found in the shelters, one of which yielded a radiocarbon date of A.D. 1435 ± 80. The paintings apparently served as hunting magic. The complexity of the rock art and the wealth of sites and paintings suggest a somewhat more advanced culture than reported by the Spanish
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Cave · Cave painting · Geography · MAGIC (telescope · Painting · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Rock art · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2025 (53) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |