Abstract
<jats:p>This book inaugurates a planned series focusing on Toro Muerto, the largest rock art site in South America. Located in Peru’s Arequipa region, Toro Muerto covers approximately 50 km², with the densest concentration of nearly 2500 volcanic boulders engraved with petroglyphs contained within its central 10 km². Known since the 1950s, the site was nevertheless only partially recorded, and earlier documentation was often incomplete or inaccurate. Since 2015, a team of Polish researchers from the University of Warsaw, working in collaboration with Peruvian specialists, has undertaken a systematic programme of documentation; the results are presented here for the first time. Lavishly illustrated and published in both English and Spanish, this volume functions as both a catalogue and a typology of Toro Muerto’s geometric, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic motifs. It presents the first high-resolution digital record of the site, featuring nearly 50 motif types, almost 700 photographs, and 5500 drawings. With an unprecedented level of detail, the book provides a solid foundation for future iconographic and archaeological research, offering new insights into the symbolic and ritual significance of one of the world’s most impressive rock art complexes.</jats:p>