Preservando a Memória das Pedras
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https://doi.org/10.21814/vista.2999Keywords:
photogrammetry, outcrops, pre-historic and pre-modern societies, engravings, “folklore”Abstract
To past and pre-modern societies “physical” world was full of significant properties. Following the works of Ingold (2000), Bradley (2000, 2009), Gosden (2009), or Scarre (2009), what today is seen as inert matter was considered “alive”, and that should be the present perspective. Certain natural outcrops are attached to legends and beliefs often referred to magical or odd creatures “inhabiting” inside or “living” within them, and the majority is linked to place-names. Like people, outcrops can be seen as entities that can and make difference, acting as agents that embody
meanings and stories (Tilley, 2002, 2004) subsequently passed over generations.
During Prehistory some outcrops were engraved with motifs; others, by their odd or peculiar
forms, formed part of historical myths and folklore. In both cases outcrops worked as memory containers.
It is pretended to focus on the importance of photogrammetry and tridimensional record of this kind of cultural heritage (frequently in risk or destruction) and to show the potential of this tool in matters of inventory and study of these places of memory.
Several case studies presented were matter of analysis in different projects and developed according to archaeological and cultural anthropology methodologies applied to the Northwest of Iberia.
This type of work is fundamental to achieve rock art interpretations and to understand the role of outcrops to human societies and their contribution to the construction of prehistoric and present landscapes.
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