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Cave paintings In Cuatro Ciénegas valley
Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault
Cuatro Ciénegas- Genesis 4C Museum and Laboratory
Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico
The caves and rock shelters in Cuatro Ciénegas valley were used as dwellings and ceremonial or mortuary sites. The art made by the nomadic tribes depicts rituals using nature. The paintings were made from powdered metals and sap from bushes mixed with a binder containing animal fat and insects.
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- Title: Cave paintings In Cuatro Ciénegas valley
- Creator: Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault
- Location Created: Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Coahuila.
- Type: Photograph
- Contributor: Héctor Fernando Arocha Garza
- Rights: Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault, Genesis 4C
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