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O Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara, localizado no sudeste do Piaui, tem cerca de 1.300 sitios arqueologicos catalogados, grande parte destes (mais de 900) com pinturas rupestres. Esse acervo natural de registro do homem pre-historico na America vem sofrendo acao degradadora de diversos fatores, entre os quais a presenca das termitas. Face a importância de acoes de protecao e preservacao da arte rupestre nessa Unidade de Conservacao, propos-se um estudo que visou identificar a presenca dos cupins nos sitios arqueologicos com pinturas rupestres. A analise foi realizada nos sitios que apresentam cupins ou seus vestigios e que fazem parte do roteiro turistico do Parque. Dos 143 sitios arqueologicos inspecionados (43 na Serra Branca, 11 na Serra Vermelha, 19 na Serra da Capivara e 70 na Serra Talhada), 19 apresentaram cupins, sendo 12 na Serra Branca e 6 na Serra Talhada. ABSTRACT In the Serra da Capivara National Park in the state of Piaui, there are over 1,300 registered archaeological sites with close to 900 rock paintings. This natural art collection is being degraded by several factors such as the presence of termites. In light of the importance of protecting and preserving rock art in the park, a study to determine the presence of termites in sites with rock paintings and to examine their impact on them was proposed. The study was carried out in sites that are part of the official tourist route of the park. Of the 143 sites inspected, termites were found in 19 (12 in Serra Branca and 7 in Serra Talhada ). In the Serra Vermelha and da Capivara sites, none was found. In 19, termite tunnels were found on or ten centimeters from the rock art. Keywords: Serra da Capivara National Park, Isoptera, rock art, termites |
