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  • L'archéologie rupestre du Bouclier canadien: Potentiel archéométrique.

    Author(s)
    Aubert, Maxime
    Watchman, Alan
    Arsenault, Daniel
    Gagnon, Louis
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Aubert, Maxime
    Year published
    2004
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    Abstract
    Different types of mineral deposits, principally silicas, oxalates and carbonates, have been observed at many rock art sites throughout the world. Such mineral deposits are often layered and can be dated because they contain a great variety of datable materials. Recent technological advances have expanded the analysis of such components related to rock art. This paper looks at several theoretical and technical notions that enable the dating of silica skin accretions associated with rock art in the Canadian Shield. The dating of these accretions gives the age of certain rock art sites because the rock may have been covered ...
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    Different types of mineral deposits, principally silicas, oxalates and carbonates, have been observed at many rock art sites throughout the world. Such mineral deposits are often layered and can be dated because they contain a great variety of datable materials. Recent technological advances have expanded the analysis of such components related to rock art. This paper looks at several theoretical and technical notions that enable the dating of silica skin accretions associated with rock art in the Canadian Shield. The dating of these accretions gives the age of certain rock art sites because the rock may have been covered with layers of silica before and after the creation of paintings and engravings. Certain characteristics of silica films can thus reflect the temporal framework and also the climatic conditions present when they were formed. They are thus a source of geological, archaeological and paleoenvironmental information.
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    Journal Title
    Canadian Journal of Archaeology
    Volume
    28
    Publisher URI
    http://canadianarchaeology.com/caa/publications/canadian-journal-archaeology/28/1
    Subject
    Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas
    Archaeological Science
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/61830
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