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Hidden paintings, forgotten histories: a micro-stratigraphic approach to study coated rock art
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2019-05-30Registro en:
Gheco, Lucas Ignacio; Tascon, Marcos; Gastaldi, Marcos Roman; Ahets Etcheberry, Eugenia Inés; Pereda, Soledad; et al.; Hidden paintings, forgotten histories: a micro-stratigraphic approach to study coated rock art; Springer Verlag Berlín; Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences; 11; 30-5-2019; 5037–5052
1866-9557
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Gheco, Lucas Ignacio
Tascon, Marcos
Gastaldi, Marcos Roman
Ahets Etcheberry, Eugenia Inés
Pereda, Soledad
Mastrangelo, Noemi Elisa
Quesada, Marcos Nicolás
Marte, Fernando Daniel
Resumen
Is it possible to detect rock paintings coated by natural or anthropic concretions? In this work, a methodology to discover and characterize underlying paintings is proposed. This approach combines chemical studies by micro-Raman and SEM-EDS of micro-stratigraphic samples taken from the paintings and support rock. As a case of study, it is described the research performed in the archeological site of Oyola in the northwest of Argentina. Strong evidences of red, black, and white hidden paintings have been found. In addition, the method herein presented is thoroughly evaluated pointing out their possibilities and limitations as a tool for the understanding of the historical processes involving production and transformation of the rock art panels. To this end, the methodology was proofed to be a successful exploratory approach for painting detection, expanding its capabilities when complemented with non-invasive characterization techniques.