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Vandalism and Falsification of Rock Art

July 17, 2022 Academics, Featured, Protection – Salvaguardia, Rock art SOS, SOS No comments

Especially in this time of a dangerously increasing amount of online (deep) fake-news, outrageous lies, falsified photos and misleading information that are used to – for instance – “justify” a disgusting and horrible war in Europe, it should not be tolerated that similar falsifications are being used in scientific publications by academic professionals. In the following two publications I expose and criticize some of those falsifications in rock art publications, focusing on the Majes Falsification. Updated 24 July 2022.

By Maarten van Hoek

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The Motocachy Pampa Disaster, Peru

February 24, 2014 Academics, Featured, Open access, Protection – Salvaguardia, Rock art SOS, SOS, South America, TRACCE Onl. RA Bull. 31 2 comments
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Motocachy Pampa

The UNESCO’s World Heritage List now registers almost a thousand properties. Only two percent of the World Heritage List comprises rock art sites. Regrettably 44 of those properties are in danger, which proves that being on the World Heritage List is not a guarantee that nothing will endanger the site. I will focus the discussion mainly on rock art sites in the deserts of western Peru.

by Maarten van Hoek – rockart@home.nl



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