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august 24, 2018 - Nissan

'Nissan expedition' probes the origins of life in Brazil

"Nissan Expedition: In search of Brazil's beginnings," a project where media and researchers visited Brazil's historic archaeology sites, has concluded after the stage in the State of Pará, at Alter do Chão. The caravan of Nissan Frontier trucks drove across six states in five stages on an adventure that began in September 2017. The Expedition's objective was to contribute to culture and scientific research by exploring the wealth of Brazil's historic rock paintings – which are not well known by Brazilians and are rarely covered by the media.

The adventurers who took part in the five stages saw hundreds of images of animals, plants and human beings painted on rocks and stones – some of which are 30,000 years old – like those found in the Serra da Capivara range in the State of Piauí. Participants also got close looks at items found in archaeological digs, like the remains of campfires of people who lived in the Piauí sierra region 50,000 years ago.

Nissan's project began in September 2017, in the State of Minas Gerais, with visits to such sites as the Lapa do Sumidouro cliff, in the Serra do Cipó range, and to the Peter Lund museum that has the skull of Luzia, the oldest human (H. sapiens) remains found in the Americas to this date; it's estimated to be 12,500 to 13,000 years old.