State of the Art: Digital Methods for Rock Art Research in 2024

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Rock art is under constant threat from natural and anthropogenic deterioration and one of the challenges for archaeologists is to document and study this invaluable heritage before it disappears. Digital archaeology, the use of information technology and digital media for archaeological research, is essential for recording, analyzing and envisioning rock art to meet this challenge. Digital methods, such as 3D modelling and DStretch (decorrelation stretch), are already becoming standard because they produce more accurate recordings and are more cost-effective than traditional methods. Furthermore, there have been significant innovations in rock art research through assimilating methods from other disciplines (e.g., GIS, data science and remote sensing) and using data collected from rock art sites in Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. These advances have not only improved research potential but have also helped Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to engage with their cultural heritage more tangibly.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 37795.0