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As a part of the commemoration of the
500 anniversary of the discovery of American Venezuela
issued the commemorative stamp (November 1992). It is not a official stamp but as every year it is emitted by the Venezuelan
Antituberculosis Society and sold in all Venezuelan post
offices. The stamp shows one petroglyph (prehispanic
anthropomorphic image) from Vigirima.
Vigirima is
the largest assemblage of petroghyphs from
Venezuela with about 165 rocks with a total of around 445
images. It is located in the Piedras Pintadas site, Vigirima,
near Guacara, State of Carabobo.
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Petroghyphs from Vigirima
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Petroglyph from San José
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A petroglyph
appear in the cancellation of the first day covers of the stamp
series titled "Our aborigines". Appeared on 25 November 1993
with 4(xx) official FDC emitted. The image represents a
prehispanic anthropomorphic image from a rock located near the
town of San José, Petit District, State of Falcón.
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Vigirima (Piedras Pintadas site,), near Guacara, State
of Carabobo (A-1992)
San José, Petit District, State of Falcón (B-1993)
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Goddess of Vigirima
(Valencia
and Sujo, 1987:273)
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Petroglyph from San José
(Valencia
and Sujo, 1987:301)
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References
Valencia, Ruby de & Jeannine Sujo Volsky. (1987)
El diseño de los petroglifos venezolanos
Fundación Pampero
Edit. Cromotip
Caracas. Venezuela. 390 p. |
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