El arte parietal en monumentos megalíticos del noroeste ibérico
Subtitle: valoración, diagnóstico, conservación
By: Fernando Carrera Ramírez
Series: BAR international series -- 2190; BAR international series -- 2190.
Publisher: Archaeopress
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: spa
Number of pages: 642
ISBN-13: 9781407307459
Subjects: Petroglyphs; Rock paintings; Megalithic monuments; Antiquities
Description: "The extensive work presented here takes a new look at the prehistoric art preserved on various megalithic monuments from the northwestern Iberian Peninsular. The initial chapters (1-3) deal with the objectives of the study, the history of research of megalithic art in the Iberian Peninsula, and the discussion on the area of study. In chapter 4, the research methodologies applied are described in detail: fieldwork (identification, cataloguing and diagnosis), the analysis of stone and paint samples (including radiocarbon dating), and the systems used for the recording of the images. In chapter 5, the most extensive of the book, each of the megalithic sites studied is described, with special emphasis on the description and recording of megalithic art, its state of preservation and the need for conservation actions that would stop its degradation. Chapter 6 deals with the information obtained on this kind of megalithic art. Chapters 7 and 8 deal with the degradation processes and the proposal for preservation measures, not only for the prehistoric art itself, but also for the megalithic sites. Chapter 9 contains the discussion on the main findings."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 605-642).

Spanish with English abstract.