Abstract

RECALDE, Andrea  and  GORDILLO, Sandra. Condors in the rock art repertoire of Cerro Colorado (Sierras del Norte, Córdoba). Analysis of their role in the social context of the Late Pre-Hispanic Period (ca. 1200 - 450 BP). Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2022, vol.15, n.3, pp.21-32. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v15.n3.36099.

The rock art repertoire of Cerro Colorado presents certain motifs that give specificity to the archaeological site located in the Sierras del Norte (Córdoba, Argentina). One of these is the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), particular not only because it is not recorded in any of the rock art landscapes of the Sierras Centrales region, but also because this bird does not have permanent roosts or nesting areas in the locality of Cerro Colorado and its presence is only occasional. In order to analyse this materiality in the rock art repertoire, we propose a methodology of analysis that includes morphological features of condors and other cathartids (e.g. head, neck, crest, wings, tail, legs) that are complemented with other variables related to the resolution of each representation (e.g. design, colour, relationship with other motifs, size). The data obtained by the conjunction of these two lines allow us to investigate the understanding of the inclusion of the condor during the Late Pre-Hispanic Period, as a feature that reinforces the bonds of belonging and identity through the link to the local landscape in a framework of growing social tension.

Keywords : Rock art; Andean condor; Identity; Late Prehispanic Period; Central Argentina.

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