Posted inEastern Alps TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
A diabolical metamorphosis
The rock art site “Höll” in Upper Austria was documented in the fifties. In the international literature it is the best known place in Austria…
by Werner PICHLER
The risks of the new Italian act
A new act states by now that the Italian Cultural Heritage is no more inalienable: please help!
I rischi della nuova legge sulla “Patrimonio dello Stato spa”: aderisci alla richiesta di sospensione.
by Marco Collareta, Donata Levi
Dams and Rock Art: a match made in hell
The impact of dams on the rock art of Portugal was, in the last fifty years, devastating. Six major areas were affected.
by Mila Simões de Abreu
Posted inAfrica TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
Discovering Southern African rock art
Eight years ago, two South African archaeology students were walking in the breathtaking Drakensberg Mountains. As the sun began to set after a hard day’s searching for ancient rock paintings, they made their way back to camp. Suddenly, a ferocious lightning storm struck. One of the students pointed to a rock shelter at the top of a steep hill to the west.
by Jamie Hampson MA (Oxon)
Posted inArchaeoastronomy TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
Archeoastronomia, Paleoastronomia e Megalitismo
Contributo presentato al Congresso Internazionale “Coppelle e dintorni nell’arco alpino meridionale” organizzato dalla Società Archeologica Comense(Como, 28/29 september 2002).
by Enrico Calzolari & Davide Gori & A.L.S.S.A.
November 8 1994: Côa Valley, a date to remember
The rock art community first heard of the existence of a major rock-art site in the Côa river valley on 8 November 1994. In the Anuário da Região Duriense of 1939, José Silvério Andrade refers to several engravings. Andrade’s note never reached the attention of the right scholars. He is the first and real discoverer of the Côa area engravings.
by Mila Simões de Abreu and Alexandre Parafita
Posted inAustralia Rock art SOS TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
Breakthrough for Dampier rock art
Today there has been an important breakthrough in IFRAO’s campaign to save the rock art of Dampier, Western Australia…
by Robert Bednarik
Jean Clottes no Porto
JEAN CLOTTES, francês, é um dos maiores especialistas mundiais de arte rupestre, e em particular de arte paleolítica, Conservador geral do Património, está encarregado da direcção da equipa que estuda a gruta Chauvet – uma das mais importantes descobertas dos anos 90 neste âmbito.
Posted inAsia Cave art India Photogallery TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
Bhimbetka cave paintings (India)
I am sending some photographs of pre-historic cave paintings at Bhimbetka,Madhya Pradesh, India (taken by me) which you may like to publish in TRACCE bulletin. I shall be thankful if my name is mentioned as contributor.
by Sarbanidas Roy
Analisi probabilistica delle “Rose” di Sellero
La rosa di Carpene a Sellero in Valcamonica è formata da due linee di 5 coppelle ciascuna allineate lungo la direzione Nord-Sud ed Est-Ovest. La linea nord-sud è racchiudibile in un inviluppo rettangolare minimo pari con dimensioni A=60 cm e B=5 cm. Il rapporto B/A vale 0.083 che conduce ad una “fuzziness” pari a 4.8 gradi.
by Adriano Gaspani
L’analisi delle configurazioni di coppelle
Lo scopo di questo lavoro è quello di mettere a punto una metodologia oggettiva basata su solide basi matematiche e statistiche capace di classificare in maniera del tutto automatica e affidabile le configurazioni rilevate, fornendo anche una misura della quantità di informazione in esse codificata.
by Adriano Gaspani
Arte schematica e coppelle
La documentazione più recente, che costituisce il corpo di questa comunicazione, offre elementi di inquadramento archeologico che possono aprire uno spiraglio sia in termini cronologici che in termini interpretativi.
by Andrea Arcà
Posted inEastern Alps TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
The rhombus: a very frequent rock art sign
In the research area of Upper Austrian Salzkammergut rhombi can be found at 32 of 44 sites (73 %). Thus it is the sign with the widest distribution. The rhomb occurs in all altitudes and in all sorts of sites. The places with the greatest number of rhombi are: Kienbachklamm, Echerntal and Steinberg, Nieder Dürren and Sulzbach.
by Werner Pichler
Urgent assist: petroglyphs
The mayor of Albuquerque, without proper public notice, approved the bulldozing and paving of a controversial road through our sacred petroglyphs. The petroglyphs are one of the few remaining sacred sites.
by Wendy and Clinton Thunderchief
Le rocce segnate
Il Gruppo Archeologico Pisano trasmette l’invito a partecipare alla Conferenza-dibattito ed alla inaugurazione della mostra sulle incisioni rupestri del territorio massese, con particolare riferimento al sito de “La Grotta delle Crocie” recentemente scoperto.
by Paolo Emilio Bagnoli
Manual de arte rupestre de Cundinamarca
Estimados colegas: presentamos la información de una nueva publicacion de arte rupestre en Colombia.
by Alvaro Botiva Contreras, Diego Martínez Celis
Posted inMethods - metodi TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
Guide of Good Conduct to Prehistoric Art
Prehistoric Art belongs to all of us and above all, to future generations: this document contains important suggestions for visitors and researchers dealing with rock art.
by Mila Simões de Abreu – UTAD, IFRAO Portugal
Rock Carvings in the Borderlands
Bohuslän/Dalsland in Sweden and Østfold in Norway. An INTERREG IIA project. Final report.
by Jan Magnusson
Posted inAustralia Rock art SOS TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 14
Save Dampier rock art
Another serious menace to a major rock art site. What can we do? We can start from the online petition Save Dampier rock art.
by Robert G. Bednarik