AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2022

Entry 52034

Submitted by Mônica Odòmilayé Nogueira

Lajedo do Lero

Carnaúba dos Dantas, Rio Grande do Norte, Povoado do Lajedo, Brazil

Category: Archaeological Landscapes

View of the Cobra River valley. In the foreground, a combustion structure of the open-air archaeological site Lajedo do Lero can be seen. In the background, on the left, is the archaeological site Talhado do Gavião with one of the main rock art panels in the region.

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