New research on ancient images: Rock art studies in Argentina (2010-2014)

Abstract

This chapter reviews all the available publications that contain information about the advances of rock art research in Argentina from 2010 to 2014. The data about new discoveries, analyses, interpretations and management of rock art sites or localities are presented in three sections, each focused on one of three broad areas of Argentina (see map 1): I) Northwest and West-Centre, II) Pampa, III) Patagonia (these areas were already described by Fiore 2008). A fourth section summarises information about papers published by Argentinean authors which deal with theoretical and methodological issues and/or with the history of rock art research at a national or international scale. Finally, the concluding section outlines the major trends found in this period, and makes a comparison with the previously observed trends in the 2000-2004 period (Fiore 2008) and the 2005-2009 period (Fiore 2012)...