At a time of great climatic and environmental change during the transition from the Pleistocene to the Holocene, humans entered the western Amazon for the first time. As they adapted to the unknown habitats and resources, they sought to understand their place within this world. Hundreds of thousands of vibrant images painted on rock faces in the Serranía La Lindosa in the Colombian Amazon provide insight into how these pioneers saw and experienced the world around them.
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