International Rock Art Database Project
Project Introduction
We are currently developing a computerized database system for the storage
and analysis of rock art data with the support of the National Park
Service, the Sandia Pueblo and the Chamisa Foundation. We are
working in
cooperation with Dr. Bruno David at the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology at the University of Queensland in Australia who works
under the auspices of the Australian Rock Art
Research Association (AURA) (member of IFRAO). This project is a major,
international collaborative endeavour currently centred at the University of
New Mexico, USA, and the University of Queensland, Australia, and involves
a large team of rock art specialists, archaeologists and computer scientists.
In addition, some of the fieldwork research undertaken and rock art data
collected for this project have been accomplished under the 'Aboriginal
Origins' Earthwatch Project. Please read our project outline.
Request for Comments
We here elicit comments from interested rock
art specialists on our International Rock Art Database Project. We note
that our two major public means of communication on this project are the WWW
and Rock Art Research, IFRAO's international journal outlet. Some of
the comments received on the WWW may be published in a special section of
Rock Art Research. Please send comments to
Bruno David, b.david@mailbox.uq.oz.au
or
Henry Walt, walt@cs.unm.edu
or
John Brayer, brayer@cs.unm.edu
For more information, see:
For some information about image databases on the internet:
For E-mail contact:
walt@cs.unm.edu
brayer@cs.unm.edu
