Description
Book SynopsisWhile much has been achieved in understanding and managing weather effects and erosion phenomena affecting ancient imagery within the relatively protected environments of caves and rock-shelters, the same cannot be said of rock-art panels situated in the open-air. Despite the fact that the number of known sites has risen dramatically in recent decades there are few examples in which the weathering and erosion dynamics are under investigation with a view to developing proposals to mitigate the impact of natural and cultural processes. Most of the work being done in different parts of the world appears to be ad-hoc, with minimal communication on such matters between teams and with the wider archaeological community.
This richly illustrated book evaluates rock-art conservation in an holistic way, bringing together researchers from across the world to share experiences of work in progress or recently completed. The chapters focus on a series of key themes: documentation pr
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Timothy Darvill and António Pedro Batarda Fernandes 2. Approaches to the Conservation and Management of Open-Air Rock-Art Panels in England, United Kingdom Timothy Darvill 3. The Preservation and Care of Rock-Art in Changing Environments: A View from Northeastern England, United Kingdom Myra J. Giesen, Aron D. Mazel, David W. Graham, and Patricia B. Warke 4. Pride and Prejudice: The Challenges of Conserving and Managing Rock Art in the Landscape of Northern England, United Kingdom, Through Public Participation Kate E. Sharpe 5. Irish Open-Air Rock-Art: Issues of Erosion and Management Elizabeth Shee Twohig and Ken Williams 6. The Open-Air Rock-Art Site at Leirfall, Central Norway, Within the Context of Northern Scandinavian Rock-Art Conservation and Management Practices Over the Past 50 Years Elizabeth E. Peacock, Eva Lindgaard, Kalle Sognnes, Roar Sæterhaug, and Gordon Turner-Walker 7. Experiences Documenting Petroglyphs at Lake Onega, Russia, 1998–2012 Nadezhda V. Lobanova 8. ‘Preservation by Record’: The Case from Eastern Scandinavia Liliana Janik 9. Aspect and Rock-Art Conservation: Preliminary Meteorological Data Regarding the Côa Valley, Portugal, Open-Air Rock-Art Complex António Pedro Batarda Fernandes 10. Lonely Stones: Preservation of Megalithic Art in the Iberian Peninsula Fernando Carrera Ramírez 11. The Conservation of Spanish Levantine Rock-Art in Aragón, Spain, Using 3-D Laser Scanning Manuel Bea and Jorge Angás 12. Conservation Programs in Chaco Cultural National Historical Park, USA: Outgrowths and Consequences of Recording Projects Jane Kolber and Donna Yoder 13. Managing Chaos: Vandalism Rock-Art at the Okotoks Erratic, Alberta, Canada Jack W. Brink 14. The Conservation Diagnostic Processes in Columbian Rock-Art Research Guillermo Muñoz and Judith Trujillo 15. Conservation of Rock-Art Sites in Northeast Brazil Maria Conceição Soa
