The Archaeology & Petroglyphs of Campeche Island
Rock Art of Santa Catarina Southern Brazil

The most important sites are to be found on the islands, which must mean that the Native Indians considered these places to be very sacred. The population of recent years believed that the Petroglyphs marked the Jesuit’s hiding places for their gold, so they were constantly destroyed with dynamite by treasure seekers.

From the beach Keler Lucas lead me east up the path that crossed the island’s saddle to the top of a cliff, from where we descended by a goat track to the shoreline of gigantic pink granite boulders. We climbed a 30 feet high cliff to reach an 8 foot wide platform whose back wall was covered by the most wonderful Geometric Petroglyphs. On the left of the panel was a giant 5 foot high mask.

(left) East side of the island facing the Atlantic Ocean there is a giant panel of petroglyphs on the cliff walls (right) Rock platform at the base of the giant petroglyphs Click for Enlargements

On the left of the panel is a giant 4 foot high Mask Click for Enlargements

The panel has about 60 perfect hexagons,each about 5 inches across and stacked together like a honeycomb. On the right are a similar number of 5 inch high equilateral triangles in horizontal sawtooth lines. Above the hexagons are more sawtooth triangles and to the left of them is 4 foot high panel of vertical wavy lines.

The Great Hexagon Panel Height 10ft (3m). Middle and right, On the platform beneath the Hexagon and Mask panel are two more petroglyph panels, one of checkered dots the other a net design. Click for Enlargements

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