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High with the secluded rock shelters of northeastern Brazil exists some of the world's most intriguing ancient rock art. It has the potential to redraft the Clovis First Theory of modern humans, as rock art specialist George Nash explains. |  |  |
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 |  | The best known archaeological site of Serra da Capivara is Pedra Furada, a rock art shelter with over 1,150 images and thousands of artifacts. Research led by archaeologist Niède Guidon, helped establish it as a World Heritage Site in 1991. |  |  |
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