Exploring the history of art and open-air rock art around the world

1. Exploring the history of art and open-air rock art around the world Archaeometry.org At the open air rock art site of La Gardette sur Cèze, the anthropomorphic figures, all males, have their axis of symmetry aligned with the shadow of a stick on sunrise at winter’ solstice. http://www.archaeometry.org/den.htm w w w . a r c h a e o m e t r y . o r g

2. Rock art images that are carved or painted onto rock surfaces are visual symbols that ancient peoples used to express meaning in the absence of a written language. Even though we often do not understand the exact meaning of the images, but they are still beautiful connections to those who occupied the earth before us. Rock art stimulates our thoughts to think about what life was like for the people who lived where we are living now. It encourages us to consider how their lives were different and in some ways similar to ours. This page contains information about open-air rock art. Much open-air rock art has been achieved in archaeometry understanding and managing weather effects and erosion facts affecting ancient images within the relatively protected environments of caves and rock-shelters, the rock-art panels located in the open-air. Even though the fact that number of Rock art images has risen dramatically in recent decades. These are the examples in which the weathering and erosion dynamics are under exploration with a view to developing proposals to moderate the impact of natural and cultural processes. Most of the project work being done in different parts of the world appears with minimal communication on such matters between teams and with the archaeological community.

3. As an effect of both human interaction and the ongoing geological processes, open-air rock art truly is a fragile heritage. It is an unfortunate reality, though the existing interaction was entirely positive, we are incapable to stop the geological processes that created the rock surfaces upon which these fascinating images are set up even the smallest amount of involvement by visitors to these sites at least adds to the natural processes destroying the imagery. Only for this reason do archaeologists and researchers of cultural resources around the world limit access to rock art sites. It’s also surprising to discover that researchers also still studying how the ancient people achieved those open-air rock art, and how the vitality has continued over time. http://www.archaeometry.org/den.htm Thank You