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000126611 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2841-3347$$aBea Martínez, Manuel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000126611 245__ $$aHanging over the Void. Uses of Long Ropes and Climbing Rope Ladders in Prehistory as Illustrated in Levantine Rock Art
000126611 260__ $$c2023
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000126611 5203_ $$aDirect 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.
000126611 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/H07$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/819404/EU/ Breaking barriers between Science and Heritage approaches to Levantine Rock Art through Archaeology, Heritage Science and IT /LArcHer$$9This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 819404-LArcHer$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICIU/HAR2016-80693-P$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/HAR2017-85023-P
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000126611 592__ $$a0.843$$b2023
000126611 593__ $$aArcheology$$c2023$$dQ1
000126611 593__ $$aCultural Studies$$c2023$$dQ1
000126611 593__ $$aArcheology (arts and humanities)$$c2023$$dQ1
000126611 594__ $$a3.3$$b2023
000126611 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000126611 700__ $$aDídac, Román
000126611 700__ $$aDomingo, Inés
000126611 7102_ $$13000$$2695$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed.$$cÁrea Prehistoria
000126611 773__ $$g34, 1 (2023), 127-145$$tCambridge Archaeological Journal$$x1474-0540
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