Maripasoula : Painted shelter and shelters with archaeological remains of the inlberg Susky
GuyaneReference
PA97300012
Latitude
2.576237
Longitude
-54.228026
Address
Maripasoula
Protection date
2002/03/08 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
La face est de l'Inselberg Susky comprenant les différents ressauts comportant les abris A (couche archéologique) , B (polissoirs et tessons de poteries) et F (peintures rupestres) (cad. non cadastré ; coordonnées AX 140, 450 ; AY 280, 505) : inscription par arrêté du 8 mars 2002
Description
The shelter's shelter F of the inlberg Suski presents 136 paintings which probably date from our time, forming an exceptional whole in Guyana. Below this painted shelter, two small shelters contain proofs of human presence, in particular polishers and fragments of pottery.