Scientific Reinvestigation Of The Rock Art At Gua Tambun, Perak
dc.contributor.author | Tan Suwi Siang, Noel Hidalgo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-27T02:16:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-27T02:16:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study presents the findings of the latest research conducted at the rock art site of Gua Tambun, in Perak, Malaysia. Gua Tambun is a rock shelter overlooking the city of Ipoh and it contains numerous paintings including depictions of wildlife and human forms in various shades of red, orange and purple. However, since its initial ‘discovery’ some 50 years ago, little research has been carried out at Gua Tambun because of the traditional difficulties in investigating and understanding rock art. The aims of this study is to expand the current knowledge about the rock art at Gua Tambun by creating a record and inventory of the site; conduct investigations into the nature of the rock pigments used to create the paintings; make comparisons with other rock art in the region, particularly in Southern Thailand to seek similarities in form; and to determine the date, technology and authorship of the rock art. Where early reports have estimated the number of 50-80 paintings present at the site, a staggering 640 individual rock art elements were recorded and catalogued, many of which were barely visible to the naked eye. Data on each of the 640 elements is presented in Volume 2 of this study. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6622 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Universiti Sains Malaysia | en_US |
dc.subject | Rock Art | en_US |
dc.subject | Gua Tambun, Perak | en_US |
dc.title | Scientific Reinvestigation Of The Rock Art At Gua Tambun, Perak | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Scientific Reinvestigation Of The Rock Art At Gua Tambun, Perak Vol 2: Inventory Of Rock Art | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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