126611 20240731103418.0 doi 10.1017/S0959774323000173 sideral 134053 ART-2023-134053 eng Bea Martínez, Manuel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2841-3347 Hanging over the Void. Uses of Long Ropes and Climbing Rope Ladders in Prehistory as Illustrated in Levantine Rock Art 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted 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. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/H07 info: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 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 819404-LArcHer info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICIU/HAR2016-80693-P info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/HAR2017-85023-P info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 0.843 2023 Archeology 2023 Q1 Cultural Studies 2023 Q1 Archeology (arts and humanities) 2023 Q1 3.3 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Dídac, Román Domingo, Inés 3000 695 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed. Área Prehistoria 34, 1 (2023), 127-145 Cambridge Archaeological Journal 1474-0540 953842 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/126611/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2669595 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/126611/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:126611 articulos driver 2024-07-31-10:08:05 ARTICLE