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The Rock Art Stability Index

A New Strategy for Maximizing the Sustainability of Rock Art

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Pages 37-70 | Published online: 17 Jun 2014
 

Abstract

In order to identify those petroglyph and pictograph panels most susceptible to damage, we propose a field-friendly index that incorporates elements of existing strategies to characterize the stability of stone. The Rock Art Stability Index (RASI) has six general categories: Site Setting (geological factors); Weakness of the Rock Art Panel; Evidence of Large Erosion Events On and Below the Panel; Evidence of Small Erosion Events on the Panel; Rock Coatings on the Panel; and Highlighting Vandalism. Initial testing reveals that training of individuals with no prior background in rock decay can be conducted within a two-day period and yield reproducible results. RASI’s use as a tool to promote cultural resource sustainability includes the use of a Geographic Information System to store, display and analyze rock art.

Abstract

Para identificar los paneles del arte rupestre pintado y engrabados más vulnerables a daños, proponemos un fácil-por-el-campo indexo que incorporan elementos de estrategia que existen para la estabilidad de piedras. El Indexo de Estabilidad de Arte Rupestre (RASI) tiene seis categorías en general: el disposición de sitio (factores geológicos); debilidad del panel de arte rupestre; evidencia de grandes episodios de erosión en y debajo del panel; evidencia de pequeños episodios de erosión en el panel; capas de rocas en el panel; y el punto culminante de vandalismo. Exámenes iniciales revelan que personas con no bases anterior en desmoronamiento de roca formara en dos días con resultados reproducibles. Como una herramienta de la sostenibilidad de recursos culturales, RASI se incluyen una pieza de Sistema de Información Geográfica para amontonar, manifestar, y analizar arte de roca.

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