Dehesilla Cave Rock Paintings (Cádiz, Spain): Analysis and Contextualisation within the Prehistoric Art of the Southern Iberian Peninsula

IF 0.9 3区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Open Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI:10.1515/opar-2024-0010

Martí Mas Cornellà, Mónica Solís Delgado, Rafael Maura Mijares, Enrique Parra Greco, Pedro Pablo Pérez García, Beatriz Gavilán Ceballos, Ruth Taylor, Guadalupe Torra Colell, Javier Pérez González, José Antonio Barrera Vera, Daniel García Rivero

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A systematic survey of Dehesilla Cave was carried out during 2017 in order to search for traces of rock art. Several panels with paintings were identified in the chamber next to the entrance (consisting of strokes, dots, stains, and remnants of shapes in red and black), which had remained unnoticed up until now and may provide relevant information towards the understanding of the prehistoric use of the cave and its seemingly symbolic topography. However, we cannot assume a priori a relationship between these paintings and the well-known Neolithic sequence of the site. To assess these paintings, we have analysed photomicrographs which have allowed us to determine their detailed characteristics, stroke morphology, and remnant features (for instance, hue, shape, density of paint, pigment grain size, micro-stroke traces left by the tools used). Taphonomic issues have also been considered and several physical and chemical techniques of analysis have been applied in order to identify the pigments and possible binders.

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Dehesilla 洞穴岩画（西班牙加的斯）：伊比利亚半岛南部史前艺术的分析和背景研究

2017 年期间，对 Dehesilla 洞穴进行了系统调查，以寻找岩石艺术的痕迹。在入口旁的洞室中发现了几块画板（由红色和黑色的笔画、圆点、污点以及残余形状组成），这些画板至今仍未被人注意到，它们可能为了解洞穴的史前用途及其看似象征性的地形提供了相关信息。但是，我们不能先验地认为这些绘画与该遗址众所周知的新石器时代序列之间存在关系。为了评估这些绘画，我们对显微照片进行了分析，从而确定了它们的详细特征、笔触形态和残留特征（例如，色调、形状、颜料密度、颜料颗粒大小、所用工具留下的微笔触痕迹）。我们还考虑到了陶器学问题，并采用了多种物理和化学分析技术，以确定颜料和可能的粘合剂。

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Open Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY-

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1.70

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12.50%

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10 weeks

期刊介绍： Open Archaeology is a forum of novel approaches to archaeological theory, methodology and practice, and an international medium for the dissemination of research data and interdisciplinary projects. Scope of the journal includes, but is not restricted to: World Archaeology - discoveries and research Archaeological science Theory and interpretation in archaeology Archaeological heritage preservation and management.