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                                    Geo Insular Patrimony

                                                  Episode XII





            Rock formations and rock Art Sites


            Continued from Page 14          ing  every  separate  represen-
                                            tation  that  everybody  would
            Hence,  different  settings  will  call a drawing one reaches at
            determine  which  weather-      a  total  of  approximately  270
            ing  patterns  are  more  active  to 331 separate drawings rep-
            and  pose  more  urgent  risks  resentations over 17 sites.
            to  be  dealt  with  by  rock-art  Drawings  that  are  at  tens  of
            managers  and  conservators.  meters distance of each other
            The worldwide paucity of ex-    are  considered  one  site,  one
            perienced  rock-art  profes-    cluster.  In  fact,  “sites”  within
            sionals  signals  that  open-air  a radius of 500 m are consid-
            rock-art conservation has not  ered one cluster.
            received  the  attention  that  Arikok site contains one of the
            other archaeological remains  most  beautiful  rock  art  col-
            have attracted”.                lections of Aruba. All pictures
                                            in this episode referrers to this
            Pictograph/Petroglyph.          particular  site  that  is  situated
              In  total  ca  301  pictographs  whit in the premises of Aruba’s
            (including   3   petroglyphs)  National  Park  of  the  same
            have  been  found  on  Aruba.  name. During the study of the
            Of  course  one  drawing  can  pictographs  at  Arikok  ,4  clus-
            be  as  little  as  a  point  or  line  ters of drawings turned out to
            that may be meant as a sep-     be  situated  on  one  straight
            arate drawing by the ancient  line,  more  or  less  north-south
            artist.                Still, by count-  over a distance of 415 m.q          Pic. 4 the famous bird whit  open wings logo type of the Park.
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