What Traceology of Rock Art is and What It Serves for?
Abstract
This paper focuses on traceology of petroglyphs. It is generally accepted that practically the only purpose of experimental and traceological research of rock art is determination of tools material, which were used for carvings creation. But the experience of traceological analysis and experimental modeling in rock art studies shows a number of different approaches, depending on objectives and questions asked by researchers. They are concentrated on numerous aspects. The paper considers method’s constraints as well, which are important to take into account during the work. We describe briefly specificities of traceological study of petroglyphs. This paper is not dedicated to discuss every aspect and every nuance of experimental modeling and traceological analysis of the rock art. But it can be useful for the researchers, who are interested to know and understand general patterns of the method and its opportunities and constraints, even if they will not apply it, but to integrate this kind of expertise into comprehensive studies.
Supporting agencies: This work was supported by the grant of the President of the Russian Federation MK- 2273.2020.6
About the Author
I. V. Zotkina
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lidiya V. Zotkina, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher
17 Ac. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090
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Zotkina I.V. What Traceology of Rock Art is and What It Serves for? Universum Humanitarium. 2020;(1):69-87. (In Russ.)
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