Carlos J. Gradin
Carlos J. Gradin was an Argentine surveyor and archaeologist. He is most known for his extensive studies of Cueva de las Manos.[1] He was considered by Luis Abel Orquera to have been "the principal authority on indigenous Pampean-Patagonian art."[2] Carlos J. Gradin died[3] in 2002.[4]
Work at Cueva de las Manos
Gradin and his team's study of cave art in and around Cueva de las Manos formed the most important research on the site. Him and his team began excavating the sites in 1964, which marked the beginning of their 30-year-long study.[1][5][6]
In his studies, Gradin has helped to separate the different stylistic sequences of the cave, and of rock art in Patagonia as a whole.[6][7][8][9]
The importance of his discoveries to the country's natural and culture heritage resulted in the site being named a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 1999.[6]
Gradin has an Archaeological Museum named after him in Perito Moreno, Argentina.[7]
References
- ^ a b Delegación Buenos Aires-MINPRO. "Cueva de las Manos". Cueva de las Manos (in Spanish). Perito Moreno, Argentina. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ Orquera, Luis Abel (1987). "Advances in the Archaeology of the Pampa and Patagonia". Journal of World Prehistory. 1 (4): 393. doi:10.1007/BF00974880. ISSN 0892-7537. JSTOR 25800531.
- ^ References to the death of Carlos J. Gradin:
- Clottes, Jean (2016). What Is Paleolithic Art?: Cave Paintings and the Dawn of Human Creativity. Translated by Martin, Oliver Y.; Martin, Robert D. University of Chicago Press. p. 55. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226188065.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-226-26663-3. LCCN 2015029149.
- Reinoso, Susana (2017-11-03). "Mensajes hallados en una cueva patagónica". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- Relaciones de la Sociedad Argentina de Antropología XXXII (PDF), 2007. Buenos Aires.
- ^ "Lands, Hands And Cyanide: Mining Expansion In Northwest Santa Cruz". www.minesandcommunities.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Schobinger, Juan (2016-12-05). The Ancient Americans: a reference guide to the art, culture, and history of pre-Columbian North and South America. Vol. 1. Translated by Evans-Corrales, Carys (1st ed.). Routledge. pp. 39–44, 57–61, 67 & 70. doi:10.4324/978131570375. ISBN 978-0-7656-8034-1. OCLC 967392115 – via ProQuest Ebook Central.
- ^ a b c The Cueva de las Manos, Rio Pinturas WHC Nomination Documentation (PDF). Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
- ^ a b Onetto, María; Podestá, María Mercedes (2011). "Cueva de las Manos: An Outstanding Example of a Rock Art Site in South America" (PDF). Adoranten. Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art: 67–78.
- ^ Dobrez, Livio; Dobrez, Patricia (2014). "Canonical Figures and the Recognition of Animals in Life and Art". Boletín del Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino. 19 (1): 9–22. doi:10.4067/s0718-68942014000100002. ISSN 0718-6894.
- ^ Fiore, Dánae (2008). "Art on the rocks: Argentina, 2000–2004". In Bahn, Paul G.; Franklin, Natalie R.; Strecker, Matthias (eds.). Rock art studies: news of the world. Vol. 3. Paul G. Bahn, Natalie R. Franklin, Matthias Strecker. Oxford: Oxford Books. pp. 313 & 315. ISBN 978-1-78297-590-8. JSTOR j.ctt1cd0p65. OCLC 908040896.
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