"Showing up" at rock art sites: Ethical behavior while using DStretch in Heiltsuk and Wuinkinuxv Territories on the BC Coast, Canada

Summary

The results of this 2013-15 MA research will showcase the successful use of DStretch to bring out hidden images at pictograph sites in a geographically-remote area where prior photographs are unavailable. The examples used will be taken from First Nations Territories, primarily from Heiltsuk Nation and Wuikinuxv Nation, on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Although these examples are a case study of one region, the concepts presented may offer insight regarding sites worldwide.

These remarkable images will provide a backdrop and entry point for a discussion on rock art research ethics. This presentation will explore some of the ethical imperatives and challenges, beyond mere legalities, which should be taken into consideration and practiced when researching rock art sites. For example, levels of permission, flow of information, (data) storage, consultation/collaboration, and restoration.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)   •
• Rock Art: Methodology and Interpretation in the Archaeology of the Site

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Spatial Coverage