Imacs Rock Art Attachment
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Russell HartillImacs Rock Art Attachment
Uploaded by
Russell HartillIMACS ROCK ART ATTACHMENT Page_____of_____
1. Number of panels at this site _____________. Site No(s) ____________
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2. This form is for panel number ____________. ____________
3. Panel is situated on:
( ) Bedrock (A) ( ) Cliff Face (D) ( ) Structure (G)
( ) Boulder (B) ( ) Portable-Small Stones (E) ( ) Other (X)
( ) Cave Interior (C) ( ) Rockshelter Interior (F)
4. Worked surface is:
( ) Vertical 1 100 (A) ( ) Horizontal 1 100 (C) ( ) Multiple (E)
( ) Sloping (B) ( ) Overhead (D)
Additional information:______________________________________________________
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5. Type of Rock:
( ) Basalt (A) ( ) Limestone (C) ( ) Tuff (E) ( ) Unknown (Z)
( ) Granite (B) ( ) Sandstone (D) ( ) Other (X)
Formation name if known and additional information:________________________________
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6. Background:
( ) Natural (A) ( ) Patinated (C) ( ) Smoke Blackened (E)
( ) Painted (B) ( ) Plastered (D) ( ) Other (X)
Additional information:______________________________________________________
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7. Category and Technique:
( ) Petroglyphs ( ) Abraded (A) ( ) Incised (C) ( ) Solid Pecked (E)
( ) Cuple (B) ( ) Scratched (D) ( ) Stipple Peck (F)
( ) Pictographs ( ) Monochrome (G) ( ) Outlined (I) ( ) Sprayed (K)
( ) Polychrome (H) ( ) Solid (J) ( ) Stipple (L)
( ) Combinations--painted petroglyphs, etc. (M)
Additional information:_____________________________________________________
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8. Petroglyph Repatination:
( ) None: 0 to 5% (A) ( ) Medium: 30 to 60% (C) ( ) Total: 95 to 100% (E)
( ) Light: 5 to 30% (B) ( ) Dark: 60 to 95% (D) ( ) Varies across panel (F)
Additional information:______________________________________________________
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9. Number of Figures:
( ) 1 to 10 (A) ( ) 41 to 50 (E) ( ) 81 to 90 (I)
( ) 11 to 20 (B) ( ) 51 to 60 (F) ( ) 91 to 100 (J)
( ) 21 to 30 (C) ( ) 61 to 70 (G) ( ) Greater than 100 (K)
( ) 31 to 40 (D) ( ) 71 to 80 (H)
10. Rock art figures superimposed: Yes_______ No_______
Describe:________________________________________________________________
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11. Incorporation of natural features in design or figures: Yes_______ No_______
Describe:________________________________________________________________
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12. Surface preparation prior to rock art application: Yes_______ No_______
Describe:________________________________________________________________
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13. Prehistoric figure modification:
( ) Covering with pigment or paint (A) ( ) Reworking/Additions (D)
( ) Covering with plaster or mud (B) ( ) None (N)
( ) Obliteration - part or total (C) ( ) Other (X)
Describe:________________________________________________________________
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14. Panel orientation/aspect ______________________o
( ) Multi-directional. Indicate general direction _____________________o
15. Panel dimensions (meters):L____________x H____________. Area_______________
16. Height of highest rock art figure above present soil line (meters):___________________
17. Height of lowest rock art figure above present soil line (meters):____________________
18. Natural destructive agents, % of rock art panel affected (Use multiples of 10%):
( ) ________% Bird/insect nest (A) ( ) ________% Surface Spall (F)
( ) ________% Exposure - wind/rain (B) ( ) ________% Vegetation abutment (G)
( ) ________% Lichen growth (C) ( ) ________% Water runoff (H)
( ) ________% Mineral deposits (D) ( ) ________% None (N)
( ) ________% Mud deposits (E) ( ) ________% Other (X)
Additional information:______________________________________________________
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19. Other destructive agenst, % of rock art panel affected (Use multiples of 10%):
( ) ________% Alteration/defacing (A) ( ) ________% Obliteration (I)
( ) ________% Bullet holes (B) ( ) ________% Paint (J)
( ) ________% Chalking (C) ( ) ________% Removal - attempted (K)
( ) ________% Construction activities (D) ( ) ________% Removal - complete (L)
( ) ________% Graffiti (E) ( ) ________% Smoke blackening (M)
( ) ________% Latex mold residue (F) ( ) ________ None (N)
( ) ________% Livestock (G) ( ) ________% Other (X)
( ) ________% Names, initials, dates (H)
Additional information:______________________________________________________
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If warranted, provide a field sketch of the panel. Note manufacturing techniques, impacting
agents, superimposed figures, colors (using a Munsell color chart if possible), or any other
applicable comments.
Attachments: _____________________________________________________________
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SM2/Jan 1986
