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In 2024 my RG-account was deleted (see my explanation elsewhere in my website [click website]) and therefore all my RG-hyperlinks in the list below have been changed into DropBox (without offering a link), where most of my publications can be downloaded for free. You may also find several publications at ACADEMIA (see the two links above).
I apologise for any inconvenience all this may cause.
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If you would like to receive anything (if available) from me, please only contact me via rockartAThomeDOTnl
Dear reader, by clicking on the illustration above, you will
be able to download (waiting a few seconds) a copy of my 2012-book called:
''Rumimantam
Llaqllasaq Wirpuykita' - The
'Cycle of Life' in the Rock Art of the Desert Andes.
This book (PDF: 131 MB) describes and discusses numerous rock art images from the Desert Andes (the deserts of western Peru and northern Chile) which are associated with life and death (sex and gender related imagery). The book (10 x 8 inches / 25 x 20 cm), written in the English language, has 168 pages. The text (about 60.000 words) has been printed in Georgia - 9 points. The book has been lavishly decorated with 326 illustrations (many colour photos and numerous drawings).
NEW PUBLICATIONS 2025
Van Hoek, M. 2025. Puzzling Petroglyphs at Chillihuay, Peru. In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy. https://www.rupestre.net/tracce/?p=16351
Van Hoek, M. 2025.The Chillihuay "Lord" - Paracas "Staff God" or Tiwanaku "Warrior"? In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy. https://www.rupestre.net/tracce/?p=16374
This paper discusses the possible meaning of two impressive petroglyphs at Chillihuay in the Ocoña Drainage of southern Peru. One petroglyph concerns the very large image of what is often called "The Lord", which suggests that it is an image of an Andean God, possibly the well-known Staff God. Despite the many conflicts and wars that no doubt occurred throughout prehistoric Andes, it is in my mind certain that the two petroglyphs at Chillihuay offer no evidence for a militaristic theme in the rock art of the area, as - in my opinion incorrectly - is claimed by archaeologists Scaffidi and Tung, and later also accepted by Zborover et al.
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Van Hoek, M. 2025. Rectification. A "Lost" Petroglyph Retraced at Moro, Peru. In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy. https://www.rupestre.net/tracce/?p=16342
Van Hoek, M. 2025. Karahan Tepe and the Oldest "Carcancha" in the World. In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy.
Göbekli Tepe and Karahan
Tepe, both located in the far south of Türkiye, are considered to represent the
(so far) oldest monumental temples in the world. This article discusses one
huge human statue discovered at Karahan Tepe. It is suggested by me to have a
specific function with the restricted space it was found in.
NEW PUBLICATIONS 2024:
CLICK THIS DROPBOX LINK
to download PDFs of most of my publications that can be found in the following WORD.doc (must be updated occasionally):
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For all my publications see my Bibliography Web Page
2024
Van Hoek, M. 2024. A Petroglyph Panel at Chillihuay (Ocoña Drainage - Peru) within a larger context. In: TRACCE – Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy.
This study mainly focusses on the rock art imagery on one specific and special panel at the rock art site of Chillihuay in southern Peru. This panel has an exceptionally high number of much differing anthropomorphic petroglyphs that – in my opinion – have intentionally been executed at this spot, high upon the mountain. I also argue that this collection expresses the worldview of the ancient peoples of this area, which may well be related to the Sacred Mountain of the area. PDF available at Academia.
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Also available at Academia is my book about Archers in the rock art of the Desert Andes: Van Hoek, M. 2019. The Book of Bows - The Archer in Desert Andes Rock Art. Oisterwijk, Holland (Academia).
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Published earlier and now (again) available as a PDF:
Van Hoek, M. 2024. The "Majes Spitter". Contextualising an Enigmatic Zoomorph in Rock Art. Privately published. Oisterwijk, Holland.
Earlier I reported that this book was available at ResearchGate. This is no longer possible (see for an explanation: https://arte-rupestre3.webnode.nl/rg/). The book is now available at DropBox.
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Most of my publications (also those deleted by ResearchGate) can now be accessed at DropBox, and/or at TRACCE.
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Van Hoek, M. 2024. Petroglyphs of Cerro Negro – Chicama – Peru. Oisterwijk, Holland. PDF of this book available at Academia and also as PDF-136.
Van Hoek, M. 2024. The Rock Art Site of Calartoco - Victim of Infrastructure. In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy. PDF available at Academia and as PDF-124.
Van Hoek, M. 2024. El Vagón Violated. Ongoing
Destruction of Rock Art Sites in Peru. In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy. PDF available at Academia and at DropBox
(use the link above).
Van Hoek, M. 2024. The Petrified People of Miculla - Rock Art of the Northern Atacama Desert. Oisterwijk – Holland. Book available as PDF at Academia and at DropBox.
Van Hoek, M. 2024. An Update of the Petroglyphs at Cerro Mal Paso, Chancay Valley, Northern Peru. In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy. PDF at DropBox .
To download my book about the Chancay Valley (Cerro Mulato) - often referred to in this Cerro Mal Paso paper - please visit DropBox.
MAY 2024
Van Hoek, M. 2024. Commenting on Rozwadowski and Wołoszyn. Dances with Zigzags in Toro Muerto: Through the Lens of Amazonian Art? In TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, Italy.
To read the original Comments-Paper (May 2024) please click either the TRACCE-link in the title of the paper above this line. Alternatively, you can click the photo above.
Most of my publications can be downloaded as PDFs at Academia (see the top of this page for links) and at DropBox.
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Re-published in TRACCE - November 2023:
Van Hoek, M. 2020/2023. False Information Concerning Majes Rock Art, Peru. In: TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin. Italy. Revised Version November 2023.The PDF of this Revised Version is available at DropBox.
This short paper (the original of which was published in November 2020) discusses in more detail two "photographs" of petroglyphs from the Majes Valley, southern Peru, and the incorrect conclusions based upon those incorrect illustrations published by two academics from the USA. Regrettably, both their "photos" and their rock art related conclusions are unambiguously incorrect. After 2020 I published several papers/books in which it was necessary and relevant to reveal and discuss their errors again.
However, in August 2023 the actions of one of the academics involved forced me to re-publish several of my publications in which I discussed their errors. Therefore, from August 2023 I changed those publications, which were all uploaded again as Revised Versions. In November 2023 I also decided to publish a Revised Version of my original 2020-paper, which you can access and download now.
In 2024 further actions by Scaffidi and Tung resulted in closing my RG-account by RG-officials (without me having anything to say or suggest).
My original
2020-paper and my personal opinion are still available on one of my personal webpages (click this link).
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