Hanging over the Void. Uses of Long Ropes and Climbing Rope Ladders in Prehistory as Illustrated in Levantine Rock Art (Epub ahead of print)
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Hanging over the Void. Uses of Long Ropes and Climbing Rope Ladders in Prehistory as Illustrated in Levantine Rock Art (Epub ahead of print)Date
2023-04Publisher
Cambridge University PressISSN
0959-7743; 1474-0540Bibliographic citation
Bea, M., Roman, D., & Domingo, I. (2023). Hanging over the Void. Uses of Long Ropes and Climbing Rope Ladders in Prehistory as Illustrated in Levantine Rock Art. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2024;34(1):127-145. doi:10.1017/S0959774323000173Type
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Direct or indirect evidence of ropemaking are scarce in European prehistory. Only a few references to Middle or Upper Palaeolithic remains are known to us, with more examples towards the Holocene. The archaeological ... [+]
Direct or indirect evidence of ropemaking are scarce in European prehistory. Only a few references to Middle or Upper Palaeolithic remains are known to us, with more examples towards the Holocene. The archaeological contexts of ropes offer little information about possible uses, as the activities they are used for are often archaeologically invisible. However, some rock-art traditions shed some light on potential uses, worth exploring. In Spain, Levantine rock art offers the best graphic examples across Europe showing various uses of ropes, including climbing. Starting from the recently discovered climbing scene of Barranco Gómez site (Teruel, Spain), including the best preserved and more complex use of ropes seen so far in Levantine art, this paper analyses representations of ropes in this art, as well as their varieties and diverse uses. Our study suggests that different rope-making techniques were used by Levantine societies, which we believe are indicative of a complex rope-making technology, requiring a considerable investment of time and efforts. It also shows a certain variety of rope climbing techniques and rope climbing gear, illustrating that both were mastered by Levantine societies. Moreover, a preferential use of ropes in honey-hunting scenes is observed. [-]
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Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2024, 34, 1Funder Name
European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 | Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades | Generalitat Valenciana | Universitat Jaume I | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | Gobierno de Aragón | European Social Fund | Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Patrimonio y Humanidades (IPH) | Universidad de Zaragoza
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819404 | HAR2016-80693-P | CIDEGENT/2018/43 | (‘P3A’) (H-07)
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LArcHer - Breaking barriers between science and heritage approaches to levantine rock art through archaeology, heritage science and it | Rastreando nuestros orígenes: génesis, evolución y transformación del modo de vida cazador-recolector en tierras castellonenses | Primeros Pobladores y Patrimonio Arqueológico del Valle del Ebro
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