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A Cup-marked Stone from Dan-y-garn, Mynachlog-Ddu, Pembrokeshire, and the Prehistoric Rock-art from Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2014

Timothy Darvill  and
Geoffrey Wainwright
Timothy Darvill
Affiliation:
Archaeology and Historic Environment Group, School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB. UK
Geoffrey Wainwright
Affiliation:
March Pres, Pontfaen, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire SA65 9TT. [email protected]
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Abstract

A small panel of mobiliary rock art containing two cup-mark motifs discovered in north Pembrokeshire in August 2002 is described and compared with other finds of rock art from Wales. Although the sites with passage-grave style rock art in north Wales are well-known, the more widespread yet less impressive cup-mark dominated panels found mainly around the upland fringes of the country have received relatively little attention. A provisional corpus of 33 rock-art sites comprising more than 37 panels is provided.

Résumé

On décrit un petit panneau d'art rupestre mobilier, qui comprend deux motifs en cercles, découvert dans le nord du Pembrokeshire en août 2002 et on le compare à d'autres trouvailles d'art rupestre du Pays de Galles. Bien que les sites avec art rupestre de style tombe à couloir du nord du Pays de Galles soient bien connus, on s'est relativement peu intéressé aux panneaux dominés par les marques en cercles plus répandus, et pourtant moins impressionnants, que l'on trouve essentiellement sur les collines situées en pourtour du pays. On présente un corpus provisoire de 33 sites d'art rupestre comprenant plus de 37 panneaux.

Zusammenfassung

Eine im August 2002 in Nord-Pembrokeshire entdeckte kleine Platte mobiler Felsmalerei mit zwei Näpfchenzeichen-Motiven wird beschrieben und mit anderen Walisischen Felsmalereien verglichen. Obwohl Felsmalereien im Stil der Ganggräber in Nord-Wales sehr bekannt sind, fanden die zwar weiter verbreiteten, jedoch weniger beeindruckenden Platten mit Näpfchenzeichen, die vorwiegend an den äußeren Grenzen des Hochlandes vorkommen, in der Forschung nur wenig Beachtung. In diesem Beitrag wird ein vorläufiger Corpus mit 33 Fundstellen mit Felsmalereien, die mehr als 37 Platten umfassen, vorgestellt.

Résumen

En este trabajo se describe un pequeño panel de arte rupestre mobiliar que contiene dos motivos de marcas anulares y que fue descubierto en el norte de Pembrokeshire en agosto del 2002, y se le compara con otros descubrimientos de arte prehistórico de Gales. Aunque son bien conocidos los yacimientos con arte rupestre del estilo hallado en las tumbas tipo dolmen con pasillo en Gales del norte, los paneles dominados por marcas anulares encontrados principalmente en los terrenos elevados que bordean el país han recibido poca atención puesto que, aunque están más extendidos, son menos impresionantes. En este trabajo facilitamos un corpus provisional de 33 yacimientos de arte rupestre que comprenden más de 37 paneles.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 69 , 2003 , pp. 253 - 264
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 2003

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