Recording, Storing and Communicating Rock Art Data

Co-Chairs:

• Mila Simoes de ABREU, UTAD University - Portugal
• Jane KOLBER, ARARA - USA
• Andrea ARCA', Footsteps of Man - Italy

Rock Art Recording has expanded in many directions since the first initial attempts in the not very distant past. From simple note taking and snapshots, methods and approaches have been experimented with from all possible fields of study and computerized technology.

This session will bring together as many of these approaches as possible:

1. Data.
   A1. Data collection and management to cover records, archive management, databases, mapping, GPS, GIS, etc.
   A2. Photographic imagery including films, cameras, digitizing, video, CD and DVD, digital enhancement.
   A3. Reproduction of engraved and painted elements and surfaces by sketches, scale drawings, photo-drawing, bi-dimensional, three dimensional and high-tech tracings.
2. Communication
   B1. Traditional print: books, booklets, reviews, newsletters, etc.
   B2. Museums, exhibitions, Parks.
   B3. Digital and virtual: web sites, online reviews, online exhibitions, CD-ROM, multimedia, video, etc.
3. Research and Methods
   C1. History and tradition including bibliographies, research, popular traditional inquiry, popular traditional recording.
   C2. Methodology to cover research organization, fieldwork planning, roles of volunteers, training programs, roles of academia, and interpretation.
   C3. Funding to gain the means of attaining the above through grant giving institutions, government agencies, private donors, academia and fundraising projects.