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Documenting Archaeological Petroglyph Sites with the Use of 3D Terrestrial Laser Scanners—A Case Study of Petroglyphs in Kyrgyzstan

open access: yesApplied 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   +3 more
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Documentation and interpretation of the petroglyphs of Chichictara, Palpa (Peru), using terrestrial laser scanning and image-based 3D modeling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In Chichictara, southern Peru, petroglyphs cover the surface of around 150 rocks, located in a small valley. The goals of the Chichictara Project are the documentation of the petroglyphs, the dating of them and an understanding of the original social ...
Fux, Peter   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Petroglyphs of Victoria [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings 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.
openaire   +1 more source

A Forgotten Heritage Revisited [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper presents a comprehensive review of historical and current rock art research on the island of Soqotra, Yemen and places these sites within a spatial framework from which it analyses themes concerning water and the visibility and invisibility of
Jansen van Rensburg, Julian
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Solar eclipse represented in the petroglyphs of Vigirima (Venezuela)

open access: yesVirtual Archaeology Review, 2013
The Vigirima archaeological complex is characterised by the abundant presence of lithic sites whose age is unknown. The land registry of the petroglyphs, the revision of the techniques and styles used in its execution and the classification of the ...
Nelson Falcón
doaj   +1 more source

The prototype of ancient analemmatic sundials (Rostov Oblast, Russia) [PDF]

open access: yesArchaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2016
The article presents the results of a study of petroglyphs on a unique stone slab discovered near the kurgan 1 of the kurgan field Varvarinsky I (Rostov Oblast, Russia).
Vodolazhskaya, L.N.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

UNDERSTANDING THE CONTRIBUTION OF TURKIC PETROGLYPHS TO CULTURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA: A SYSTEMATIC AND META-ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE [PDF]

open access: yesGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
The petroglyphs of Central Asia represent a distinctive form of symbolic and visual heritage that is gaining relevance in scholarly debates on cultural tourism, regional identity, and sustainable development.
Yerlan ISSAKOV   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Petroglyphs of “Eastern” Appearance in the Kairakkol Mountains and the Aksu River Valley

open access: yesНижневолжский археологический вестник, 2022
The article is devoted to the publication of new monuments of rock art in the Kairakkol mountains and the Aksu river valley, located in the Aksu district of the Almaty region of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Sergey A. Yarygin, Nikolay N. Ilderyakov
doaj   +1 more source

PetroSurf3D - A Dataset for high-resolution 3D Surface Segmentation

open access: yes, 2017
The development of powerful 3D scanning hardware and reconstruction algorithms has strongly promoted the generation of 3D surface reconstructions in different domains.
Bellandi, Giovanna   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Rock Art Tallies: Mathematics on Stone in Western North America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Western North America abounds with rock art sites. From Alberta to New Mexico and from Minnesota to California one can find the enigmatic rock paintings and rock carvings left by the pre-Columbian inhabitants.
Rauff, James V
core   +3 more sources

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