A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art

This paper offers an updated review of the variety of physicochemical analysis applied so far to Levantine rock art (Spain) to characterize de composition of the pigments, as well as the substrate and/or the natural coating covering these particular prehistoric paintings. This paper is part of a bro...

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Autores: Domingo, Inés, Vendrell Saz, Màrius, Chieli, Annalisa
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palavra-chave:Art prehistòric
Pintura rupestre
Prehistoric art
Rocks paintings
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spelling A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock artDomingo, InésVendrell Saz, MàriusChieli, AnnalisaArt prehistòricPintura rupestrePrehistoric artRocks paintingsThis paper offers an updated review of the variety of physicochemical analysis applied so far to Levantine rock art (Spain) to characterize de composition of the pigments, as well as the substrate and/or the natural coating covering these particular prehistoric paintings. This paper is part of a broader special issue evaluating the real contribution of scientific approaches to rock art research, assessing how they have improved our understanding of this particular heritage and the new research questions they open. In this context, and with a focus on Levantine rock art, our aim is to explore: 1. the guiding principles behind the different sorts of analysis conducted and published so far; 2. the non-invasive and invasive techniques applied to answer the research questions raised, and 3. if the result published as yet have met the expectations of rock art researchers. We also reflect on the potential, the limitations and the future developments of this sort of studies, as well as on the ethics and desirable protocols of applying invasive techniques to this UNESCO World Heritage listed archaeological remain. While the focus is Levantine rock art, the discussions raised by this paper and the experiences reported in relation to the various techniques used are of global interest, especially when dealing with open-air rock art.Elsevier Ltd2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/180709Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.09.020Quaternary International, 2021, vol. 572, p. 24-40https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.09.020info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/819404cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier Ltd, 2021https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1807092026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
title A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
spellingShingle A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
Domingo, Inés
Art prehistòric
Pintura rupestre
Prehistoric art
Rocks paintings
title_short A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
title_full A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
title_fullStr A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
title_full_unstemmed A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
title_sort A critical assessment of the potential and limitations of physicochemical analysis to advance knowledge on Levantine rock art
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Domingo, Inés
Vendrell Saz, Màrius
Chieli, Annalisa
author Domingo, Inés
author_facet Domingo, Inés
Vendrell Saz, Màrius
Chieli, Annalisa
author_role author
author2 Vendrell Saz, Màrius
Chieli, Annalisa
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Art prehistòric
Pintura rupestre
Prehistoric art
Rocks paintings
topic Art prehistòric
Pintura rupestre
Prehistoric art
Rocks paintings
description This paper offers an updated review of the variety of physicochemical analysis applied so far to Levantine rock art (Spain) to characterize de composition of the pigments, as well as the substrate and/or the natural coating covering these particular prehistoric paintings. This paper is part of a broader special issue evaluating the real contribution of scientific approaches to rock art research, assessing how they have improved our understanding of this particular heritage and the new research questions they open. In this context, and with a focus on Levantine rock art, our aim is to explore: 1. the guiding principles behind the different sorts of analysis conducted and published so far; 2. the non-invasive and invasive techniques applied to answer the research questions raised, and 3. if the result published as yet have met the expectations of rock art researchers. We also reflect on the potential, the limitations and the future developments of this sort of studies, as well as on the ethics and desirable protocols of applying invasive techniques to this UNESCO World Heritage listed archaeological remain. While the focus is Levantine rock art, the discussions raised by this paper and the experiences reported in relation to the various techniques used are of global interest, especially when dealing with open-air rock art.
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