Emilio Abad Vidal Galicia Supercomputing Centre
[email protected] Jose Manuel Rey García Rock Art Archaeological Park of Campo Lameiro. Xunta de Galicia
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ROCK ART AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES SIPAAR and the integral management of petroglyphs in Galicia (NW Spain)
An exceptional group of open-air rock art
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Rock Art Archaeological Park & integral management of rock carvings
Protection
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Documentation
Research
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Dissemination
SIPAAR: the information system
multipurpose tool:
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inventory management research monitoring and risk management dissemination
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SIPAAR: main objectives
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Create an efficient tool for integrated management of rock art Use new technologies to organize and disseminate the rock art of Galicia Create a recording system that is affordable, intuitive and universal access Design a system of processing and delivering results through information from different sources interconnected Disseminate Galician rock art, providing users with detailed and rigurous information
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SIPAAR: software packages used GUI
Database offline
geo_sipaar.mdb
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Desktop GIS sipaar.mdb
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SIPAAR: integrating a large and diverse archaeological documentation
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SIPAAR: integrating public information SIOSE land use boundaries slope map geology…
Temathic maps
LIDAR
cadastre
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mdt
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SIPAAR: database
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SIPAAR: a multilayer architecture
station
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Administrative location
interventions
group
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points polygons lines
position type lithology dimensions
cartography
planimetry protection
support
rock figures figures associations overlays associated rocks
conservation
Geographical environment
documentation
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property
visibility alterations degree of alteration risks
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Rocks: from points to figures
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Motives
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idmotive
codmotive
Level 01
Level 02
Level 03
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Cup marks
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Simple circles
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ovals
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concentric circles
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labyrinths
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spirals
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lines
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squares / rectangles
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Animals
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unidentified quadruped
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deer
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deer with antlers
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deer with antlers & phallus
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wounded deer with antlers
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Wounded deer with antlers & phallus
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footprints of ungulates
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horse
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bovine
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Dog
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snake
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fish
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bird
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Human figures
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weapons
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Idols
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Another objects
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Letters & numbers
Defining areas of protection of archaeological sites
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SIPAAR: future developments ONLINE
OFFLINE
APP MULTIPLATFORM
GeoDatabase online
Services
GEOPORTAL
GIS APPLICATIONS
INSPIRE Directive (Infraestructure for Spatial Information in Europe) 2007/2/CE
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SIPAAR: first applications
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Rock Art Archaeological Park: an extraordinary cultural landscape
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An intensely researched space RAAP
Castro de Praderrei
Riva das Rozas
Río Lérez
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97 rock art panels 710 different figures a rich and diverse archaeological documentation (drawings, photos, video, 3D…) Archaeological excavations wit proofs of a intense human occupation Palaeo environmental research
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Rego de Moscalló
Individualizing figures 710 figures 9
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large numbers of animals, mainly male deer
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the high number of lines hides the difficulty in identifying figures in many cases
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cup marks
simple circles
concentric circles
lines
squares
animals
human figures
other objects
letters and numbers
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atlantic tradition of cupmarks and circles
Linking rock art with local topography
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A combination of simple and complex panels
about 75% of the panels are less than 5 figures four large panels containing 46.3% of total figures the more complex panel contains 142 different figures
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Number of figures
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Rock art & social communities
Evidence of human occupation
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Thank you very much for your attention!!!
Rock Art Archaeological Park Campo Lameiro General Directorate of Cultural Heritage Department of Culture, Education and Universities Xunta de Galicia
