ROCK ART, AND HOW TO DATE CLASSIFICATION OF ROCK INSCRIPTIONS

Definition of rock art

Rock-relief is simply the art in which images are made on rock with a sharp instrument, and these rock patterns are often found outdoors because they are more resistant to climate change.
As for the origin of the rock inscription, most scholars refer it to the Neolithic period only in North Africa, while some believe that it dates back to the Upper Stone Age.

Surface rocking techniques

Method of refinement

 

The techniques of embossing on the rocks means to make the shape smooth after its dimensions are defined by lines on the rock and thus shows the refinement :

The shape appears prominent or absent on the rock after it has been refined and used in this technique various tools stone or metal and sometimes used bones or solid chopsticks.

 

Click Method

Draw the desired shape with a fine line and then come click on the shape:

With irregular or irregular pores or spindles, light or deep, and used to click the wedge or duo, sometimes the click may be mixed with the refinement of the hard to determine.

 

How to date and classification of rock inscriptions ?

The rock inscriptions do not have any historical value. We do not know the period to which they belong, and we have to talk about the methods adopted by researchers and specialists in this field.

• Depending on the types of subjects engraved and linked to the historical periods characterized by the monoculture and the elephant, for example, are likely to feature a historical period characterized by a humid climate.

• The first and oldest method is the type that the specialists called the natural method, which reflects the power of observation, then the natural half method, we find some regression compared to the first, and finally the symbolic or abstract symbolic method, but it tends to be simple 
• Dependence on the method of adjusting the relative date from lightings and the most important method Carbon 14 is the ideal way, but its application is rare.

  

Conclusion

 
The rocky heritage remains unknown to the general public and is subject to destruction and destruction by taking stones for construction and other methods such as looting. It is incumbent on us to protect this heritage, its evaluation and its evolution to the younger generations, knowing that this heritage can be exploited as a factor for national development in its integration into tourism and cultural tours.