| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 297 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Routledge Studies in Archaeology |
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Routledge studies in archaeology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Open-Air Rock-Art Preservation and Conservation: A Current State of Affairs; 2 Approaches to the Conservation and Management of Open-Air Rock-Art Panels in England, United Kingdom; 3 The Preservation and Care of Rock-Art in Changing Environments: A View from Northeastern England, United Kingdom; 4 Pride and Prejudice: The Challenges of Conserving and Managing Rock-Art in the Landscape of Northern England, United Kingdom, through Public Participation |
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5 Irish Open-Air Rock-Art: Issues of Erosion and Management6 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; 7 Experiences Documenting Petroglyphs at Lake Onega, Russia, 1998-2012; 8 'Preservation by Record': The Case from Eastern Scandinavia; 9 Aspect and Rock-Art Conservation: Preliminary Meteorological Data Regarding the Côa Valley, Portugal, Open-Air Rock-Art Complex; 10 Lonely Stones: Preservation of Megalithic Art in the Iberian Peninsula |
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11 The Conservation of Spanish Levantine Rock-Art in Aragón, Spain, Using 3-D Laser Scanning12 Conservation Programs in Chaco Cultural National Historical Park, USA: Outgrowths and Consequences of Rock-Art Recording Projects; 13 Managing Chaos: Vandalism Rock-Art at the Okotoks Erratic, Alberta, Canada; 14 The Conservation Diagnostic Process in Colombian Rock-Art Research; 15 Conservation of Rock-Art Sites in Northeastern Brazil; 16 Past and Present, Traditional and Scientific: The Conservation and Management of Rock-Art Sites in Australia |
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17 Challenges of Conserving Rock-Art at the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa18 Non-invasive Methods for In-Situ Assessing and Monitoring of the Vulnerability of Rock-Art; 19 Computer-Aided Simulation of Natural Erosion Processes on Rock-Art: A Mathematical Tool for Conservation Studies and Absolute Dating; 20 Rock-Art: An Overview of Recent Developments and Initiatives by UNESCO and ICOMOS with Especial Reference to World Heritage Sites; Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
While 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 wor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Art, Prehistoric -- Conservation and restoration
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Cultural property -- Conservation and restoration
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Petroglyphs -- Conservation and restoration
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Rock paintings -- Conservation and restoration
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ART -- History -- General.
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Art, Prehistoric -- Conservation and restoration
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Petroglyphs -- Conservation and restoration
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Rock paintings -- Conservation and restoration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Darvill, Timothy, editor.
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Batarda Fernandes, António Pedro, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781135014735 |
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1135014736 |
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