Werehpai information

Werehpai
	location in Suriname
Location	Near Kwamalasamutu
Region	Sipaliwini District
Coordinates	2°22′51″N 56°40′56″W / 2.38083°N 56.68222°W
Type	Petroglyphs
History
Periods	pre-Columbian era
Cultures	Amerindian
Site notes
Excavation dates	2007
Archaeologists	Aad Versteeg, Abelardo Sandoval
Public access	Yes

Werehpai is an archaeological site in Suriname consisting of several caves containing petroglyphs of pre-Columbian origin. The site is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the village of Kwamalasamutu.^[1] With 313 identified petroglyphs, Werehpai is by far the largest pre-Columbian petroglyph site known in Suriname, and perhaps the largest in all of the Guianas.^[2]

^ Leach, Lana (1 October 2007). "Het geheim van Werehpai". Parbode. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Werehpai: an archaeological site in SW-Suriname" (PDF). Stichting Surinaams Museum & Conservation International. 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[Parbode-1] Leach, Lana (1 October 2007). "Het geheim van Werehpai". Parbode. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[preliminary_results-2] "Werehpai: an archaeological site in SW-Suriname" (PDF). Stichting Surinaams Museum & Conservation International. 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

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