Editor: Colin Pearson
Held in Western Australia, September 1977, the main topics of the conference were as follows:
Management of rock art sites
Recording of rock art sites
Deterioration of rock art
Techniques for assessing deterioration of rock art
Conservation and restoration of rock art
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Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 44-53 Abstract This instrument was developed in order to obtain direct measurements on the rate of lowering of limestone rock surfaces. Description and applications.
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 36-41 Abstract Reports on some of the findings of a recently completed study of the geomorphological histories of a number of sandstone shelter archaeological sites in Southern New South Wales. Average natural rates of cavernous […]
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 32-35 Abstract Nature of silcrete skin: silcrete skin on sandstone is defined as a superficial orthoquartzite that is coated with a mixture of cryptocrystalline to amorphous silica with some oxides of iron. Manganese and titanium […]
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 29-31 Abstract Reports on the unusual occurrence of a parallel pigment layer phenomenon in paint samples from two rock art painting sites in Canada. It appears that the original pigment layer has separated by an […]
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 22-26 Abstract This paper describes two easy and cheap recording techniques for rock art. These are aluminum foil casting and the use of stereophotography without the requirements of sophisticated equipment.
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 15-21 Abstract The comments in this paper are made with little background in archaeology. The aim is to suggest areas where photogrammetry may be able to make a useful contribution. The basic principles of photogrammetery […]
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 9-14 Abstract Techniques for recording rock art are extremely varied. Although most people agree on the need to combine the use of photography, drawing and verbal description, there is an enormous variation in how photos, […]
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 71-74 Abstract This paper provides a brief summary of conservation measures researched and/or employed in N.S.W. To preserve Aboriginal art, with a description of problems incurred to date. Situations so far examined include stabilization of […]
Conservation of Rock Art. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Conservation of Rock Art, Perth, September 1977 (1978), pp. 75-80 Abstract Describes the causes of damage to rock art in the northern part of the Northern Territory of Australia which differs from that in other areas. A description of the area is given including […]