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RESEARCH PRODUCT
A laboratory cave for the study of wall degradation in rock art caves : an implementation in the Vézère area
Valme JuradoCatherine FerrierDounia LargeFabiola BastianDelphine LacanettePhilippe MalaurentNorbert AujoulatAlain DenisStéphane KonikCesáreo Sáiz-jiménezBertrand KervazoRoland Lastennetsubject
Archeology[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and PrehistoryLithology[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]STAPHYLOCOCCUS-EQUORUMContext (language use)010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesArchaeological scienceDatabaseRock art caves03 medical and health sciencesLASCAUX CAVECavepréhistoireComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSLaboratory cave0105 earth and related environmental sciencesCave survey0303 health sciencesgeographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryIDENTIFICATION030306 microbiologyBedrockCave wall alterationsIn situ measurementsArchaeologyPreservationIn situ analysis[SDE]Environmental SciencesRock artSimulationGeologydescription
The aim of this proposal is to present an original approach to the study and preservation of rock art caves. A multidisciplinary study of cave wall alteration will be performed to understand the impact of environmental context on the evolution of wall surfaces. The approach involves the choice of a cave with characteristics similar to painted caves in the studied area (Vézère Valley in Dordogne, France): e.g., cave wall alteration, lithology, morphology, etc. This selected cave is intended to become a laboratory cave, monitored for the acquisition of chemical, physical and biological environmental data on bedrock, air and fluids along with their characteristics. A cave without art or archaeological interest has been chosen specifically to conduct experiments, to make in situ analysis and to obtain samples. The results are to be completed by specific observations in several other caves and compiled in a database.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-01 |