{"product_id":"rock-art","title":"Rock Art","description":"Painted  and engraved marks and images on rock surfaces represent the oldest and most  widespread form of human expression. Found globally in its original  landscapes, with some images dating back fifty thousand years or more, the  world's rock art constitutes the most important body of latent knowledge  about our deep past. Today, however, mass tourism, vandalism, theft, land  development, and climate change are posing increasingly dire threats to this  irreplaceable heritage.    This richly illustrated volume,  the ninth to appear in the Getty Conservation Institute's award-winning  Readings in Conservation series, is the first interdisciplinary anthology to  focus on the conservation and management of rock art sites. Its 133 readings survey  the arc of published writings on the subject, ranging from early academic  theories and oral narratives of Traditional peoples to an abundant selection  of recent scholarship covering current best practices and advances in  portable instrumentation that can be used in the field. The book is divided  into nine parts. Initial sections probe the origins and significance of these  often-enigmatic forms, then survey scientific and technological methods of  dating, monitoring, and documenting them. Subsequent readings discuss rock  art's physical characteristics and weathering, its importance to Indigenous  communities, the decolonization of site management, the role of governments,  the value of public outreach, and climate change. The volume closes with a selection  of case studies drawn from major sites worldwide.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57513582985589,"sku":"9798887120034","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/rock-art","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}