Aesthetics, ethics, and rock art conservation: How far can we go? The case of recent conservation tests carried out in un-engraved outcrops in the Côa Valley, Portugal.

Fernandes, António Pedro Batarda (2008) Aesthetics, ethics, and rock art conservation: How far can we go? The case of recent conservation tests carried out in un-engraved outcrops in the Côa Valley, Portugal. In: Aesthetics and Rock Art III Symposium. Proceedings of the XV UISPP World Congress (Lisbonne, 4-9 Septembre 2006) Vol. 10, Session C73. BAR International Series (1818). Archaeopress, Oxford, p. 85-92. ISBN 9781407303048 [Chapitre de livres]

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Drawing on recent conservation tests carried out in the Côa Valley, we will discuss the aesthetic and ethical limits of rock art conservation work that are reasonable. The whole outcrop, which exists in a certain context that evolves according to a natural and social timetable, is the object to be considered and conserved. This fact should lead rock art researchers, conservators and managers to engage in a long overdue discussion. Do we have the right to manipulate a total art object in a way that changes it into something else? If conservation work is prove to be reallyy necessary, should aesthetic or ethical values be sacrificed – at any cost – to the goal of preservation?

Type:	Chapitre de livres
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Fernandes, António Pedro Batarda batarda@hotmail.com
Editeurs:	Editeurs Email Heyd, Thomas NON SPECIFIÉ Clegg, John NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	English
Mots-clés libres:	rock art conservation; aesthetics; ethics; conservation of archaeological sites; theory; prevention of deterioration; prehistoric sites; Portugal
Sujets:	B. ARCHEOLOGIE > 11. Art rupestre E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 02. Théorie et textes doctrinaux E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 12. Techniques G. DEGRADATION > 05. Prévention de la dégradation
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Côa Valley, Portugal
Numéro WHC:	866bis
Numéro:	1818
ISBN:	9781407303048
Déposé par:	António Pedro Batarda Fernandes
Date de dépôt:	13 octobre 2011 09:04
Dernière modification:	13 octobre 2011 09:04
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/945

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