TRACCE Online Rock Art Bulletin 12 – Feb 2000
 TRACCE Online Rock Art Bulletin no. 12 21 February 2000 – cover and index only
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Solidarity for Archaeologist Appeal
TRACCE no. 12 – by Ludwig Jaffe
An archaeologist who campaigned to stop a dam from destroying prehistoric rock-art in Portugal’s Côa Valley is appealing against a harsh five-month jail sentence for criminal libel and defamation.
Establishment of a Global Archive
TRACCE no. 12 – by B. K. Swartz Jr., John P. Hale
Establishment of a Global Archive of Prehistoric Rock Art Photographs.
The Global Archive of Prehistoric Rock Art Photographs is a web-based depository for rock art images and associated information.
Third AURA Congress
TRACCE no. 12 – by AURA
Third AURA Congress. Millennium: a fresh start.
Hosted by the Australian Rock Art Research Association
in Alice Springs, 10 – 14 July 2000.
Recording Symposium
TRACCE no. 12 – by Jane Kolber, Andrea Arcà, Mila Simoes de Abreu
Third AURA Congress. Millennium: a fresh start.
Hosted by the Australian Rock Art Research Association
in Alice Springs, 10 – 14 July 2000.
Aesthetics and Rock Art II Symposium
TRACCE no. 12 – by Thomas Heyd, John Clegg
Third AURA Congress. Millennium: a fresh start.
Hosted by the Australian Rock Art Research Association
in Alice Springs, 10 – 14 July 2000.
Simposio de Estética y Arte Rupestre II
TRACCE no. 12 – by Thomas Heyd, John Clegg
Third AURA Congress. Millennium: a fresh start.
Hosted by the Australian Rock Art Research Association
in Alice Springs, 10 – 14 July 2000.
Rock Art in Africa Symposium
TRACCE no. 12 – by Jean-Loïc Le Quellec, Manuel Gutierrez
Third AURA Congress. Millennium: a fresh start.
Hosted by the Australian Rock Art Research Association
in Alice Springs, 10 – 14 July 2000.
Valcamonica Fieldwork 2000
TRACCE no. 12 – by Footsteps of Man Archaeological Society
Paspardo, 1-14 August 2000.
This year, like in the last ten years, Footsteps of Man (Valcamonica-Italy), organizes the archaeology fieldwork. The project consists of searching, drawing and cataloguing engraved rocks.
Utah Rock Art field School Summer 2000
TRACCE no. 12 – by Jeffery R. Hanson
The University of Texas-Arlingtonis pleased to announce it’s 5th annual rock art field school in Dry Fork Canyon, Utah. Students participate in an intense archaeological and ethnographic experience, experiencing a Native American perspective through the eyes of Eastern Shoshone spiritual practitioners.
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EuRockArt email list
TRACCE no. 12 – by A. Fossati, A. Arcà, M. Simões de Abreu
European Rock Art – Arte rupestre Europea – Art Rupèstre Europeènne.
Every day the Web is growing in Europe. This diffusion has caused an unprecedented increase of communication between rock art scholars.
NEWS ’95 – International Rock Art Congress
TRACCE no. 12 – by Dario Seglie, Pietro Ricchiardi
Introduction to the acts of the Congress NEWS ’95.
The Proceedings of the International Rock Art and Cognitive Archaeology Congress NEWS95, are presented to the international scientific community.
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Karedaran – the computer database of rock art
TRACCE no. 12 – by Gregor Vahanian, Souren Petrosyan
KAREDARAN is a museum of stone art. “KAR” in Armenian means “stone”. Sometimes Armenia’s called “KARASTAN” – the country of stones. The territory of “KAREDARAN” as a matter of fact is an open University of antiquity.
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The Book of Stars
TRACCE no. 12 – by E. Sargsyan, A. Sahakyan, S. Petrosyan
Due to the historical sources testimony, the description of the modern terrestrial constellation reached us from the text in poems of Arat – II (III century BC), the poet from Alexandria.
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Why the Eland?
TRACCE no. 12 – by Grant S. McCall
Why the Eland? An Analysis of the Role of Sexual Dimorphism in San Rock Art.
The eland is by far the most commonly depicted animal in Southern African art, and the most recognized by the modern viewer.
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Industrialization versus rock art
TRACCE no. 12 – by Yashodar Mathpal
Industrialization versus rock art: a fight for survival.
With the developing pace of industrialization, the rock art is facing a danger of extinction in several parts of India.
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Ancient Rock Carvings of Hong Kong
TRACCE no. 12 – by Chris Kirtley
Recent archaeological excavations have revealed evidence of human habitation (4,000 years ago). In addition, several rock carvings have been discovered dating from around 3,000 years ago.
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Hong Kong, Wong Chuk Hang rock carving
TRACCE no. 12 – by Chris Kirtley
Wong Chuk Hang rock carving is the most evocative of all the Hong Kong sites. This is the only Hong Kong carving which is not directly situated by the sea (short video available).
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Grotte Chauvet Archaeologically Dated
TRACCE no. 12 – by Christian Züchner
The Grotte Chauvet was discovered at Christmas 1994. A beautiful picture book came out only a few months later (Chauvet et al. 1995). It has been the main source of our knowledge and discussion up to now.
Archaeology of the Côa Valley
TRACCE no. 12 – by Robert G. Bednarik
The Côa valley in northern Portugal has been a focus of world archaeology for the past few years, first because of the two bungled archaeological surveys and the subsequent threat of inundation, then because of the reported age estimates of its rock art, and later because of accusations of state-funded archaeological vandalism (1).