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Rock Art Mobile Project
Background What is rock art? Introducing RAMP Rock art as heritage Challenges – landscape
and technical Why mobile phones? Our approach Script exercise
What is rock art?
‘Any artificially created mark that is cut, engraved, incised,
gouged, ground or pecked into, or applied with paint,
wax or other substances onto, the surface of rock
(English Heritage Rock Art Pilot Project, 2000)
Rock art in Britain & Ireland…
When? 6000 - 3500 years ago (Neolithic – Early
Bronze Age) What?
Abstract motifs – ‘cup and ring’ marks Where?
Around 6000 examples in on boulders and outcrops in the landscape ‘Hotspots’, e.g. Northumberland sandstone hills, North Yorkshire Moors, Galloway coast, Donegal…
How? By ‘pecking’ using another stone
Why? Million dollar question!
‘Landscape’
Motifs
The vast majority of British rock art
is
abstract…
Rock Art Mobile Project
10 years ago: books,
gazetteers local journals.
Difficult to share, or compare.
2003: Beckensall Archive
website launched following
Newcastle University project to
digitize the archive
2008: England’s Rock Art (ERA)
website launched following
English Heritage project in
Northumberland & Durham
2010: RAMP Project begins…
Rock art as heritage
Not actively managed for visitors (may be covered in turf, animal droppings, lichen)
No visitor centres or maintained footpaths
Few have ‘interpretation’ panels, or even signposts
Most on private land but with ‘Open Access’
Some are Scheduled Monuments (statutory protection)
Don’t really want to encourage many more visitors!
Landscape challenges
Can be difficult to find
Can be difficult to see
Terrain often difficult/remote
Sites exposed to weather
Vegetation varies (often bracken/heather)
Restrictions during nesting season (grouse)
I’ve found it!
Well they were here in July!
Are we there yet?
I thought there was supposed to be a view from this one
Technical Challenges
So why mobile phones?
Getting People Involved
Our approach
Use of social media
Workshops
Outcomes and next steps
Script exercise
Our Approach
Social Media
@RockArtMobile
rockartmobile.wordpress.com
What did we discover?
‘Findability’
Speculation
Sense of place & self
What does this mean for RAMP?
• Clear Navigation
• Dialogue-centred material,
presenting space to share &
interpret
• Use of reflective & creative
content across modalities
So?
Questions?
Want to Get Involved?
Design Workshops, Rothbury
Friday 4th & Saturday 5th March
You will be asked to give your views on some design and content ideas which we have been developing, based on all the data from earlier workshops No technical knowledge or archaeological experience is needed.
RAMP
Debbie Maxwell & Kate Sharpe
0191 222 5566
rockartmobile.wordpress.com
@RockArtMobile