Artificial weathering of rock types bearing petroglyphs from Murujuga, Western Australia

Artificial weathering of rock types bearing petroglyphs from Murujuga, Western Australia

Abstract Murujuga in Western Australia has the largest concentration of ancient rock engravings (petroglyphs) in the world. However, the Murujuga rock art is potentially threatened by local industrial air pollution, in particular by acid rain, but unambiguous scientific evidence is still missing. He...

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Main Authors: Jolam T. Neumann, John L. Black, Stéphane Hœrlé, Benjamin W. Smith, Ron Watkins, Markus Lagos, Alexander Ziegler, Thorsten Geisler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-06-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Murujuga
Petroglyphs
Varnish
Patina
Artificial weathering
Rock engravings
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-022-00706-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-022-00706-5

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