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Sunday, April 27, 2025

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ROCK ART RESEARCH IN THE SOUTH COAST OF PERU:

BEYOND STYLE AND ICONOGRAPHY

Speaker - Ana Nieves, PhD

Northeastern Illinois University

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The Rio Grande de Nasca drainage in the Department of Ica has concentrations of petroglyphs that are comparable to motifs in Paracas and Nasca art. This presentation focuses on two rock art sites in the Rio de Grande drainage, specifically in the lower Nasca valley. Reflectance Transformation Imaging and Photogrammetry have proven to be useful tools in the analysis of these artworks, helping us determine different tool marks and possible manufacturing episodes, providing a more nuanced approach to the chronology and complicating the history of these sites.

Ana Nieves is an art historian whose work focuses on the ancient civilizations of the south coast of Peru. Her research has centered primarily on the documentation and analysis of rock art in the Rio Grande de Nasca drainage, incorporating Reflectance Transformation Imaging and Photogrammetry in her documentation methods. Ana Nieves holds a PhD in art history from the University of Texas at Austin and is professor of art history in the Art + Design Department at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.