ABSTRACT

Several highly interesting projects on the display and protection of Iberian rock-art have been undertaken in recent years. There is no space here to give an exhaustive account of them, but there are many sites where successful results have been obtained. Nevertheless, there is still a tendency to focus on isolated areas rather than whole landscapes; interventions are usually undertaken to underpin the public display of particular sites, thereby sidelining the preservation of the archaeological heritage as a whole. This way of acting, very popular among politicians, grants a privilege to some unique sites but ignores all the rest, leaving them to inevitable deterioration. This chapter aims to promote a discussion on the preservation of Iberian megalithic art. 1