Rock varnish microstratigraphies from Holocene geomorphic and geoarchaeological
features in the Dead Sea basin and Negev Desert of the Middle East record past millennial …

Chemical compositions of rock varnish from the Negev Desert of Israel and local settled dust
were used to constrain the mechanisms of varnish formation and patterns of Mn enrichment …

We investigated rock varnish, a thin, manganese-and iron-rich, dark surface crust, on
basaltic lava flows and petroglyphs in the Owens and Rose Valleys (California) by portable …

We investigated rock varnish formed on sandstone and petroglyphs in the Hima area,
southwestern Saudi Arabia. To characterize the rock varnish, we made in-situ …

This is a short account of recycling observed in Levantine Aurignacian assemblages in
Kebara and Hayonim cave sites in Israel. It appears that the makers of the Aurignacian …

Rock art originated some 46,000 years ago and can provide unique insights into the minds
of our human ancestors. However, dating of these ancient images, especially of petroglyphs …

We conducted rock varnish measurements at four rock art sites in north‐western Saudi
Arabia, including Kilwa and the Camel Site near Sakaka. We determined the areal densities …

Rock art provides unique information on human prehistory, but the difficulty of dating these
images limits our ability to place them into a larger archaeological context. In this study, we …

We investigated the rock art (petroglyphs) in the Al‐Quwaiyah Governorate (Saudi Arabia)
with focus on the Musayqira site. Iconographic analysis showed a broad variety of human …

This study presents an assessment of the potential application of Mn content in rock varnish
laminae as a paleoclimate indicator. To investigate the environmental controls on varnish …