ABSTRACT
Global Perspectives for the Conservation and Management of Open-Air Rock Art Sites responds to the growth in known rock art sites across the globe and addresses the need to investigate natural and human-originated threats to them as well as propose solutions to mitigate resulting deterioration.
Bringing together perspectives of international research teams from across five continents, the chapters in this book are divided into four discrete parts that best reflect the worldwide scenarios where conservation and management of open-air rock art sites unfolds: 1) ethics, community and collaborative approaches; 2) methodological tools to support assessment and monitoring; 3) scientific examination and interventions; and 4) global community and collaborative case studies innovating methodologies for ongoing monitoring and management. The diverse origin of contributions results in a holistic and interdisciplinary approach that conciliates perceived intervention necessity, community and stakeholders’ interests, and rigorous scientific analysis regarding open-air rock art conservation and management. The book unites the voices of the global community in tackling a significant challenge: to ensure a better future for open-air rock art.
Moving conservation and management of open-air rock art sites in from the periphery of conservation science, this volume is an indispensable guide for archaeologists, conservators and heritage professionals involved in rock art and its preservation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |19 pages
Introduction
part Section I|74 pages
Ethics, Community and Collaborative Approaches to the Conservation and Management of Open-Air Rock Art Sites
chapter 3|21 pages
Multidisciplinary and Integral Approaches to Rock Art as a Strategy for Rock Art Conservation
chapter 4|19 pages
Monitoring and Maintenance of Open-Air Rock Art Sites
part Section II|80 pages
Methodological Tools to Support Assessment and Monitoring of Open-Air Rock Art Sites
chapter 5|20 pages
The Rock Art Stability Index
chapter 6|24 pages
Confusion and Solution
chapter 7|20 pages
Rock Art Monitoring in the UK and Ireland
chapter 8|14 pages
Rock Art and Geographical Information Technologies
part Section III|106 pages
Scientific Examination and Interventions at Open-Air Rock Art Sites
chapter 11|20 pages
Evaluating Thermal-Hygrometric Dynamics at a Levantine Rock Art Site
part Section IV|93 pages
Global Community and Collaborative Case Studies Innovating Methodologies for the Ongoing Monitoring and Management of Open-Air Rock Art Sites