Serra da Capivara
This is an urgent appeal. Due to a lack of funding, the Fundação Museu do Homem Americano (FUMDHAM), that takes care of the Serra Capivara National Rock Art Park, is in danger of closing. Don’t let this happen, sign the petition.
by Mila Simoes de Abreu (IFRAO – Portugal)
Spyral geoglyph
Please help save an exceptional and surprisingly unknown site in Northern Peru already designated out of bounds by the Peruvian Institute of Culture.
by Melissa MASSAT
Protect rock art
I have been studying rock art in the American West for over 10 years, concentrating my research on public sites, and how they have been “developed” for public visitation. I have drawn a number of conclusion about site selection, and procedures for preparing a site for public visitation.
by Ronald D. Sanders
Albuquerque petroglyph
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
Manual de arte rupestre
Estimados colegas: presentamos la información de una nueva publicacion de arte rupestre en Colombia.
by Alvaro Botiva Contreras, Diego Martínez Celis
Utah rock art
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.
Ilha de Santa Catarina
TRACCE no. 11 – by Rodrigo Aguiar
A conclusão do levantamento de arte rupestre (parte **) na Ilha de Santa Catarina e ilhas adjacentes – Brasil.
Os petroglifos sofrem constantes agressões, que vão desde caminhar pôr sobre as inscrições, riscar o petroglifo com um pedaço de pedra, pichações com tinta óleo… .
Santa catarina island
TRACCE no. 11 – by Rodrigo Aguiar
The conclusion of the rock art survey (part **) in Santa Catarina Island and adjacent islands – Brazil.
The petroglyphs suffer constant aggressions, from walking over the engravings, mark the petroglyphs with a piece of rock, painting made with oil paint… .
Fonte Grande II
TRACCE no. 11 – by Márcia Dantas Braga
Conservation Project of Rock Art at the outbacks of the state of Bahia, Brazil.
My first contact with rock art happened during a mural painting conservation course that I was doing in Rome, at ICCROM. Lectures about Lascaux had fascinated me. A few months later, back in my own country, I volunteered to work as a conservator within the archaeological team of Dr Maria Beltrão.
Low rail barrier
TRACCE no. 10 – by M. Leigh Marymor
Looking Back at Four Years of Advocacy for the Ring Mountain Petroglyphs – California (USA).
In the Fall of 1993, the Bay Area Rock Art Research Association (BARARA) began an effort to insure protections for the Ring Mountain petroglyphs in Tiburon (Marin County), California . Read more
Ilha das Aranhas
TRACCE no. 10 – by Rodrigo Aguiar
A conclusão do levantamento de arte rupestre (part *) na Ilha de Santa Catarina e ilhas adjacentes (Brasil).
A ilha de Santa Catarina em sua extensão tem praias arenosas separadas por pontais rochosos e diques de diabásio, onde ocorrem os petroglifos. Read more
Aranhas Island
TRACCE no. 10 – by Rodrigo Aguiar
The conclusion of the rock art survey (part *) in Santa Catarina Island and adjacent islands (Brazil).
Santa Catarina Island shows sandy beaches separated by rock tongues and dikes of diabase, where the petroglyphs occur. Read more
Bolivia cupmarks
TRACCE no. 10 – by Robert G. Bednarik
While some direct rock art dating methods are facing significant challenges, one of them, the microerosion method, is going from strength to strength. Read more
Dry Fork Canyon
TRACCE no. 10 – by Jeffery R. Hanson
The Trowel and the Drum: contrastive Approaches to Rock Art.
Located on the McKonkie Ranch in the Dry Fork Canyon near the town of Vernal, canyon walls contain some of the most spectacular examples of prehistoric petroglyphs… Read more
Jeffers petroglyph
TRACCE no. 9 – by Robert Alan Clouse
2nd International Congress of Rupestrian Archaeology
2-5 October 1997 DARFO BOARIO TERME
Pattern and Function at Jeffers Petroglyphs, Minnesota, USA.
The Jeffers Petroglyphs site in the Midwestern United States contains over 2,000 recorded carvings, some of which likely date to 5,000 B.P.
TRACCE no. 8 – by Jack Steinbring
1999 International Rock Art Congress
IFRAO-ARARA-MAGF
at Ripon College
Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S.A., MAY 23 – 31 Read more
