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TRACCE no. 3
Main Archaeological links, main Rock Art links, Short news and appointments…
Why Rock Art?

TRACCE no. 3 – by Susan Reynolds
I hated science. But I needed science, and the social sciences seemed less intimidating than the physical, so I chose cultural anthropology as “the easy way out.” I had raised my daughters and now I decided to follow one of my dreams, a university education. Now here I was, sitting in a darkened room, with 20 fellow students the age of my own daughters, with a strange little professor rambling on about rocks, dating techniques, the difference between skulls, Paleolithic somethings…
The Mid-America Geographic Foundation
TRACCE no. 3 – by Jack Steinbring
The Mid-America Geographic Foundation was formed in 1993 as a non-profit, educational/cultural organization under both U.S. and Wisconsin State laws. Money received by the Foundation is tax-deductible.
Ossimo Chalcolithic site (Central Alps)

TRACCE no. 3 – by F.G. Fedele
The discovery of new engraved stelae at Ossimo Superiore in 1988 provided a long-awaited opportunity to excavate and study ceremonial Chalcolithic (or Copper Age) sites in Val Camonica and the central Alpine region (1). Investigations at the main site, L’Anvòia OS4, were resumed in 1993 and are currently in progress (2)…
A question of style – Direct Dating vs. Rupestrian Archaeology?

TRACCE no. 3 – by A. Arcà, A. Fossati
If the battle for saving Côa Valley petroglyphs against the dam has been successful, another “fight” is now enlightened: the dispute between archaeologists who (unanimously) sustain the Palaeolithic age of Côa engraved rocks, and direct-dating researchers, trying to demonstrate their (very) recent antiquity.
Some corrections about the Côa petroglyphs

TRACCE no. 3 – by Robert G. Bednarik
The member organizations of IFRAO, galvanized under the spirited leadership of Dr Mila Simões de Abreu of APAAR (Portugal), have succeeded in rallying sufficient international support to convince the government of Portugal to avert the imminent inundation of the rock art in the Côa valley.










