Rock art experiment in Gravinis: presentation, methods and results

• Marie Vourc'h ^[1] ; Cyrille Chaigneau ^[2] ; Serge Cassen ^[1] ; Valentin Grimaud ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Nantes

     University of Nantes

     Arrondissement de Nantes, Francia

     
  2. [2] Musée de Préhistoire James Miln
• Localización: Butlletí Arqueològic, ISSN 1695-5862, ISSN-e 2604-5818, Nº. 40, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Experimental archaeology : from research to society : Proceedings of the Vth International Congress of Experimental Archaeology), págs. 97-104
• Idioma: inglés
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  • While the site of Gavrinis (Morbihan, Brittany, France) is known as one of the most beautiful engraved dolmen of European Neolithic, archaeologists do not seem to have examined closely the technology used to peck those carvings. In 2012, we therefore decided to launch an experiment in order to better understand engraving techniques, kind of tools, time spent to peck the hundreds of meters of carvings found in the monument and to highlight a possible “chaîne opératoire” of the engraving process in our context. This article introduces the protocol used, recording methods, engraving techniques and tools. We shall also present the first results and their impact on our understanding of Neolithic engravings, especially when considering time factor as a new part of the monumentality.