rockart

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related: communication, heritage, indigenous


 * Rock Art** = Human-made markings placed on natural stone

Tips
Please do not touch the rock art because contact with the oils in skin will damage them. You may take photographs and sketches, but rubbings are not permitted. Avoid climbing near rock art sites.

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Bradshaw Foundation] [|@BradshawFND] https://www.facebook.com/BradshawFoundation

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_art

Vandalism
[|Petroglyph thefts near Bishop stun federal authorities, Paiutes]

Australia
[|Aboriginal rock art may depict first sea arrivals] [|Push on to protect Australia's rare rock art] [|Rock art at risk] [|Aboriginal rock art at risk from mining – interactive map] PERAHU Google Art Project [|Rock art goes digital] - The Djulirri rock art complex in the north of Australia contains some extraordinary ancient works. And new technologies have allowed them to be digitised and available to the world for the first time.

India
http://www.ibtimes.com/5000-year-old-indian-rock-painting-may-be-oldest-star-chart-supernova-depiction-2638204 https://qz.com/1171320/5000-year-old-rock-art-found-in-india-is-likely-the-oldest-depiction-of-a-supernova/

Indonesia
[|Cave paintings change ideas about the origin of art]

Europe
[|European Cave Art: Was It The Earliest Form of Cinema?] [|Ancient cave art could be Neanderthal's] [|is-that-rock-hashtag-really-the-first-evidence-of-neanderthal-art-31238]

Mexico
[|Mexican archaeologists find complex panel of 1,000 year-old petroglyphs in Nayarit]

New Zealand http://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/our_stories/the-first-languageof-te-waipounamu/

USA
[|Rough ride to rock etchings worth the trip] [|Nevada petroglyphs the oldest in North America] [|Dating North America's Oldest Petroglyphs] [|CU-Boulder led research effort dates oldest petroglyphs known in North America] [] [] [] - [|@bradtyer] [|http://www.howtofindrockart.com]

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Recent Events
May [|Rock Art Conference] More info: http://www.arara.org/index.htm + []

Misc
Desert varnish is the thin red to black coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid regions. Varnish is composed of clay minerals, oxides and hydroxides of manganese and/or iron, as well as other particles such as sand grains and trace elements. The distinctive elements are Manganese (Mn) and Iron (Fe). - []

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Twitter
[|@BradshawFND]

Recent Events

 * September 2015** XIX [|IFRAO Rock Art Congress]

Rock Art Music @http://www.singingdesert.com/ media type="youtube" key="BrluNutLNpc" height="360" width="480"