M. Simoes de Abreu
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.
Archive for Europe
Solidarity for Archaeologist Appeal
Archaeology of the Côa Valley
R.G. Bednarik
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).
Nuevas pinturas rupestres en Extremadura
Monfrague
TRACCE no. 12 – by H. Collado Giraldo, J.J. García, Colectivo Barbaón
Nuevas pinturas rupestres en Extremadura (España).
Con el título “Un espacio natural con historia: prospección, documentación y puesta en valor del patrimonio histórico y artístico del Parque Natural de Monfragüe (Cáceres)”, se enmarca un proyecto de investigación que es llevado a cabo desde 1997 por el denominado “Colectivo Barbaón”.
Recording British Rock Art
Weetwood Moor
TRACCE no. 11 – by Elizabeth Donnan
Despite the recent upsurge of interest in rock art studies relatively little research has been conducted into the reasons behind the techniques used to record discoveries in the field. At present the techniques in use have been defined and influenced by current issues of interest which focus on interpretation and meaning with little regard to recording methodology…
The Swastika Stone
Swastika Stone
TRACCE no. 10 – by Gyrus
The Swastika Stone near Ilkley in West Yorkshire (England).
I would like to present some findings and ideas in relation to the so-called Swastika Stone, located on the moors near Ilkley in West Yorkshire, England. Read more
The Man of Bicorp
Spain pictograph
TRACCE no. 10 – by Giacomo Omallini
The Man of Bicorp in danger (Cueva de la Arana, Spain).
This rock painting discovered in 1921, in the cave of the Spider(Cueva de la Arana), in the province of Valencia, in Spain, dating back to the end of Palaeolithic, is the most beatiful ‘apiarian’ painting discovered till now. Read more
Côa Valley three years after
Palaeolithic horses
TRACCE no. 9 – by Mila Simões de Abreu
2nd International Congress of Rupestrian Archaeology
2-5 October 1997 DARFO BOARIO TERME
Giocare sulla pietra nell’occidente d’Italia: 213 tavolieri incisi da Domodossola a Lucca
In November 1994 many worldwide RA researchers were surprised by the announcement of the “discovery” of the engraved rocks in Canada do Inferno, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal.
Nuove figure schematiche antropomorfe
Grotta del Papa
TRACCE no. 9 – by Bert D’Arragon
2nd International Congress of Rupestrian Archaeology
2-5 October 1997 DARFO BOARIO TERME
Nuove figure schematiche antropomorfe dalla Sardegna prenuragica: le pitture rupestri della Grotta del Papa, isola di Tavolara (SS – I)
Rio Sabor Rock Art discovery
June 1997
TRACCE no. 9 – by Ludwig Jaffe, Mila Simões de Abreu
2nd International Congress of Rupestrian Archaeology
2-5 October 1997 DARFO BOARIO TERME
Rio Sabor Rock Art discovery (Trás-os-Montes Portugal).
The Côa Dam will be substituted by “Laranjera dam”, Sabor river. Also there Palaeolithic style figures have been found, though their importance has been questioned.
A Copper Age ceremonial site in Val Camonica
Ossimo 4
TRACCE no. 9 – by F. G. Fedele
2nd International Congress of Rupestrian Archaeology
2-5 October 1997 DARFO BOARIO TERME
A Copper Age ceremonial site in Val Camonica: excavations at Ossimo OS4, 1996-97.
An account is given of the results from the latest excavations (1996-97) at the statue-menhir Copper Age site of Ossimo-L’Anvòia (OS4) on the Ossimo-Borno Plateau, in lower Val Camonica.
Digital image processing
La Saltadora rockshelter
TRACCE no. 8 – by J.M.V. García, I. Montero Ruiz, A. R. Alcalde
Digital image processing and prehistoric art.
the digitalizing of the Rock Art Archives of the Departamento de Prehistoria (Centro de Estudios Históricos, C.S.I.C.). Read more
III Coloquio Internacional de Arte Megalítico
Collado de Sejos
TRACCE no. 7 – by J.M. Bello
La organización del III Coloquio, que se desarrollará en La Coruña (Galicia, España) entre el 8 y el 13 de septiembre de 1997, corre a cargo de J.M. Bello, R. de Balbín y P. Bueno, con la colaboración de B. Bas, M. Rey y M. San Claudio, bajo el patrocinio del Ayuntamiento de La Coruña a través del Museo Arqueológico e Histórico de dicha ciudad. Read more
Vale de Vermelhosa: scale drawings
Vermelhosa scale drawing
TRACCE no. 6 – by Jane Kolber
Scale drawings of the Vale de Vermelhosa Engravings.
The Etched in Time Project invited me to be a participant in recording the engravings in the Vale de Vermelhosa (Côa Valley Area, Portugal). Read more
Côwa Valley joke…
A joke…
TRACCE no. 5 – by Côwa Valley Rock Art
A joke about some “fresh” figures of palaeolithic Côwa Valley rock art… Read more
Do it nice or give you the truth?
Kolber’s sketch
TRACCE no. 5 – by Belinha Campos
Observations on the use of two different rock art tracing methods at Vale de Vermelhosa (Côa area), during the project “Gravado no tempo – Portugal” (Etched in time – Portugal), lead by Mila Simões de Abreu and Ludwig Jaffe. Read more
The geology of the Douro and Côa Valley
Ribeira dos Piscos
TRACCE no. 5 – by José António Bravo Nunez
The geology of the Douro and Côa Valley: general aspects of the rock art areas.
RRegarding the morphostructural units in the Iberian Peninsula, the region of Vila Nova de Foz Côa is part of the Iberian Massif, a fragment of the hercynian block that includes 75% of the peninsular soils, with an altitude of about 600 m above sea level.. Read more
Vermelhosa rock 1, palaeolithic figures
Elephant figure
TRACCE no. 5 – by Andrea Arcà
Palaeolithic figures in rock n. 1 of the Vermelhosa – Côa Valley area.
Rock n. 1 of the Vermelhosa Valley (Côa Valley area) lies at 180 m altitude, on the left orographic side of the Douro River, which is flowing few scores of meters below.. Read more
Vermelhosa Iron Age rock art
Duelling Iron Age scene
TRACCE no. 5 – by Angelo Fossati
The Iron Age in the Rock Art of Vermelhosa, Portugal.
Besides the figures attributable to the Palaeolithic times there are also petroglyphs that can be dated to the Iron Age (1st Millennium BC). These figures are engraved scratching the rock surface, sometimes with a stone, other times with a metal tool, as it is possible to note from the outlining. Read more
