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A remarkable assemblage of petroglyphs and dinosaur footprints in Northeast Brazil [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The Serrote do Letreiro Site, found on the northwest periphery of the Sousa Basin, Brazil, presents a remarkable convergence of paleontological and archaeological elements.
Leonardo P. Troiano, Heloísa B. dos Santos, Tito Aureliano, Aline M. Ghilardi   +3 more
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Geochemical studies on rock varnish and petroglyphs in the Owens and Rose Valleys, California. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
We investigated rock varnish, a thin, manganese- and iron-rich, dark surface crust, on basaltic lava flows and petroglyphs in the Owens and Rose Valleys (California) by portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and femtosecond laser-ablation inductively-coupled-
Andreae MO, Al-Amri A, Andreae TW, Garfinkel A, Haug G, Jochum KP, Stoll B, Weis U.   +7 more
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The Solar Stag of the Chamalals and Tindals and other masonry petroglyphs in the upper Andiiskoe Koisu region of Dagestan and their relationships to similar phenomena in the mountain communities of the Caucasus: Socio-ecological and historical perspectives

Юг России: экология, развитие, 2022
Aim. Following the discovery of a number of iconographically unique masonry petroglyphs depicting a red deer solar stag (i.e. bearing the sun between its antlers) in settlements of the Chamalal ethno‐linguistic group in the upper Andiiskoe Koisu region ...
G. Petherbridge, A. M. Ismailov, A. A. Gadzhiev, M. R. Rabadanov, A.‐G. M. Abdulaev, M. M. Murtuzalieva, D. M. Saipov, Sh. M. Isaev, M. G. Daudova   +8 more
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Documenting Archaeological Petroglyph Sites with the Use of 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanners—A Case Study of Petroglyphs in Kyrgyzstan

Applied Sciences, 2022
The use of 3D terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) in the documentation of archaeological sites is an effective method of collecting information about the area under study.
Jacek Kęsik, Marek Miłosz, Jerzy Montusiewicz, Nella Israilova   +3 more
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The Oglakhty-Tom Petroglyphs of the Lower Tom Rock Art Complex

Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2021
The present research featured the cultural and chronological context of the Oglakhty-Tom petroglyphs found in the lower valley of the Tom river. The author compiled a complete list of geometric petroglyphs of South Siberia, as well as a series of ...
I. V. Kovtun
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Elements of archaic music reflected in petroglyphs as a phenomenon of cultural heritage, the original source of material and spiritual culture

Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage, 2023
This article examines the process of development of musical culture; the evolution of the functional features of a musical instrument (production, cult, aesthetic); the gradual allocation of a musical instrument from among ancient syncretic sound ...
Gulzhan Suleyeva, Ainur Yessetova, Aigul Kossanova, Aisulu Kaldayakova, Lyailya Kaliakbarova, Yerbol Ussenbayev   +5 more
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Petroglyphs of Victoria [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 2020
Victorian rock art in its Australian context is considered, focusing on petroglyphs and the natural markings mistaken for rock art. Nearly all known Victorian petroglyphs occur in limestone caves, with only three minor sites currently reported to be above ground.
R. Bednarik
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Western Message Petroglyphs indicate historic beaver presence in a San Francisco Bay Area watershed

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2021
Recent museum, archaeological, and observer record evidence suggests that North American beaver (Castor canadensis) were historically native to the watersheds of California’s coast, including San Francisco Bay.
Leigh Marymor, Richard Burnham Lanman
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Petroglyphs as ‘contraptions’ – animacy and vitalist technologies in a Bronze Age archipelago [PDF]

Time & Mind, 2019
The text discusses the possibilities of Bronze Age petroglyphs working as vitalist contraptions produced to harvest or affect certain animacies in coastal milieus.
Fredrik Fahlander
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The Earliest Petroglyphs of Rashaan-Khad, Mongolia: New Observations

Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia (Russian-language)
В статье представлены предварительные результаты изучения петроглифов местонахождения Рашаан-Хад (Аршан-Хад, Монголия) российско-монгольской экспедицией, посетившей памятник в 2016 и 2023 гг.
Y. M. Svoiskiy, Елена Леванова, Ekaterina V. Romanenko, D. Uranchimeg, G. Amarsanaa, Delgermaa Ulziibayar   +5 more
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