Summary Throughout the Negev Desert highlands, thousands of ancient petroglyphs sites
are susceptible to deterioration processes that may result in the loss of this unique rock art …

The devitalization of lithobionts prior to their removal from engraved rocks is a common
conservation practice periodically undertaken in rock art sites. In this study, we assessed in …

The term 'Rock Art'is loosely used in this article to refer to prehistoric carvings and paintings.
Rock art research has changed profoundly in the last two decades. Partly, this is due to the …

Over the past decade, physical and chemical analyses have been widely applied to the
study of rock art contexts, particularly to examine the composition of rock art paintings and …

Environmental control strategies are commonly practised to limit biodeterioration issues
threatening indoor cultural heritage objects, while they are still poorly exploited for the …

The preservation of rock art in open-air contexts is a global issue controlled by several
environmental processes, which are less investigated than the cultural significance of …

In light of global trends in human population growth and urbanization, burgeoning cultural
heritage tourism industries, and climate change, cultural heritage places in nearly every …

Rare rock paintings and hand stencils from northwest China's northern Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region, thought to possibly date to the Pleistocene, are described and …

Different types of biomineral layers have been identified and characterized on the
monuments of rock art in Minusinsk Basin. On the surface of the sandstone (on which …

Conserving cultural heritage and archaeological sites have become a serious national
concern in the Middle East for the war-affected countries, including Iraq and Syria. Because …