GLOBAL Rock ART

<strong>GLOBAL</strong><br />

<strong>Rock</strong> <strong>ART</strong><br />

International<br />

Congress<br />

of <strong>Rock</strong> Art<br />

I F R A O<br />

National Park<br />

Serra da Capivara<br />

Piauí, BRAZIL<br />

June 29 - July 3, 2009

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<strong>GLOBAL</strong><br />

<strong>Rock</strong> <strong>ART</strong><br />

International<br />

Congress<br />

of <strong>Rock</strong> Art<br />

I F R A O<br />

National Park<br />

Serra da Capivara<br />

Piauí, BRAZIL<br />

June 29 - July 3, 2009<br />

Dear Colleagues:<br />

It is with great pleasure that I invite you, on behalf of the International Federation<br />

of <strong>Rock</strong> Art Organizations (IFRAO) and the Associação Brasileira de Arte<br />

Rupestre (ABAR), to participate in the International Congress IFRAO 2009:<br />

Global <strong>Rock</strong> Art, from June 29, to July 3, 2009, at the National Park Serra da<br />

Capivara, Piauí, Brazil.<br />

During five days, researchers, students and laymen will have the opportunity<br />

to present their knowledge about research, studies, conservation, preservation<br />

and the transmission of rock art manifestations of all regions of the world.<br />

The exchange of ideas and the discussion of a great variety of subjects will<br />

be complemented by a visist to the museum of American Man and by<br />

excursions to the most important sites with rock paintings and engravings in<br />

the Park.<br />

We count with your presence,<br />

Cordially yours,<br />

Niéde Guidon<br />

President of Congress

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<strong>GLOBAL</strong><br />

<strong>Rock</strong> <strong>ART</strong><br />

International<br />

Congress<br />

of <strong>Rock</strong> Art<br />

I F R A O<br />

National Park<br />

Serra da Capivara<br />

Piauí, BRAZIL<br />

June 29 - July 3, 2009<br />

National Park Serra da Capivara<br />

Inscribed by UNESCO in the World Heritage List in 1991, the most important<br />

concentration of the world’s archaeological sites is confined within the area of<br />

the National Park Serra da Capivara. Actually, more than 1200 shelters are<br />

registered, more than 800 show thousands of paintings and engravings. Among<br />

them there are sites with traces of the oldest human occupation in the Americas<br />

(more than 50.000 years ago). The Park captivates the visitor with its beautiful<br />

landscapes: from geology to vegetation, with its special reference to the<br />

extraordinary fauna and flora of the Caatinga. The administration of the Park is in<br />

the hands of FUMDHAM - Fundação Museu do Homem Americano – together<br />

with the partner IBAMA (Ministry of the Environment). The Center “Centro Cultural<br />

Sérgio Motta” is equipped with modern laboratories and an excellent specialized<br />

library. At the “Museu do Homem Americano” you can see important fossil<br />

remainders, lithic tools and pottery which have been collected during 30 years of<br />

investigation. Over the years FUMDHAM has developed social and educational<br />

programs which have received many awards, and today “Pro-arte-FUMDHAM”<br />

is just its most visible aspect.

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<strong>GLOBAL</strong><br />

<strong>Rock</strong> <strong>ART</strong><br />

International<br />

Congress<br />

of <strong>Rock</strong> Art<br />

I F R A O<br />

National Park<br />

Serra da Capivara<br />

Piauí, BRAZIL<br />

June 29 - July 3, 2009<br />

Preliminary Program:<br />

.4 days of lectures during scientific sessions<br />

(simultaneously)<br />

.4 public conferences<br />

.display of posters<br />

.visit of one day in the park (free of charge)<br />

.exhibitions / stands<br />

.workshops<br />

. film / video shows<br />

.book fair (new and second-hand)<br />

Other activities:<br />

. trails visits with guides<br />

.field trips before and after the Congress<br />

.annual meeting of IFRAO (restricted)<br />

Sessions<br />

Those interested to coordinate the scientific sessions must submit a preliminary text on<br />

the subject, accompanied by an invitation. The proposal must have two authors, from<br />

different countries, and they have to be present at the Congress. Proposals for sessions<br />

must be received by the Organization until March 31, 2008 and they will be analyzed and<br />

approved until April 30, 2008.<br />

In May 2008 the list of sessions will be published.<br />

Participants who wish to present commentaries at the sessions must send their proposals<br />

to the coordinators until November 30, 2008, including title, summary and three key-words.<br />

Each presentation must be limited to 20 minutes and at the end of each session there will<br />

be a general discussion.<br />

Official languages<br />

All communication must take place in one of the official languages of the Congress:<br />

Portuguese, English, French or Spanish.<br />

For more information and the application form please contact:<br />

Secretaria General de Global Art 2009<br />

e-mail: globalart2009@ab-arterupestre.org.br<br />

Phone: 55 89 3582 1612<br />

Fax : 55 89 3582 1293<br />

http: www.ab-arterupestre.org.br (under construction)<br />

Regional Coordinator for Europe:<br />

Mila Simões de Abreu - msabreu@utad.pt

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<strong>GLOBAL</strong><br />

<strong>Rock</strong> <strong>ART</strong><br />

International<br />

Congress<br />

of <strong>Rock</strong> Art<br />

I F R A O<br />

National Park<br />

Serra da Capivara<br />

Piauí, BRAZIL<br />

June 29 - July 3, 2009<br />

IFRAO member organizations<br />

- American Committee to Advance the Study of Petroglyphs and Pictographs<br />

- American <strong>Rock</strong> Art Research Association<br />

- Armenian Centre of Prehistoric Art Study<br />

- Asociación Arqueológica Viguesa<br />

- Asociación Cultural ‘Colectivo Barbaón<br />

- Asociación de Estudios del Arte Rupestre de Cochabamba<br />

- Associação Brasileira de Arte Rupestre<br />

- Associação Portuguesa de Arte e Arqueologia Rupestre<br />

- Association des Amis de l’Art Rupestre Saharien<br />

- Association Marocaine d’Art Rupestre<br />

- Association pour le Rayonnement de L’Art Pariétal Européen.<br />

- Australian <strong>Rock</strong> Art Research Association<br />

- Cave Art Research Association<br />

- Centro de Investigación de Arte Rupestre del Uruguay<br />

- Centro Studi e Museo d’Arte Preistorica<br />

- Comite de Investigación del Arte Rupestre de la Sociedad Argentina de Antropología<br />

- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Petroikonologie e.V.<br />

- East African <strong>Rock</strong> Art Research Association<br />

- Eastern States <strong>Rock</strong> Art Research Association<br />

- Gesellschaft für Vergleichende Felsbildforschung<br />

- Grupo de Investigación de Arte Rupestre Indigena<br />

- Hellenic <strong>Rock</strong> Art Centre<br />

- Institutum Canarium<br />

- Japan Petrograph Society<br />

- Mid-America Geographic Foundation, Inc. (MAGF)<br />

- Moscow Centre of <strong>Rock</strong> Art and Bioindication Research<br />

- Nevada <strong>Rock</strong> Art Foundation<br />

- Northern Cape <strong>Rock</strong> Art Trust<br />

- Pictish Arts Society<br />

- Prehistory Society of Zimbabwe<br />

- <strong>Rock</strong> Art Association of Manitoba<br />

- <strong>Rock</strong> Art Research Association of China (RARAC)<br />

- <strong>Rock</strong> Art Society of India (RASI)<br />

- Siberian Association of Prehistoric Art Researches<br />

- Sociedad de Investigación del Arte Rupestre de Bolivia<br />

- Società Cooperativa Archeologica Le Orme dell’Uomo<br />

- Société Préhistorique Ariège-Pyrénées<br />

- Southern African <strong>Rock</strong> Art Research Association<br />

- Tadjik Centre for the Study of Petroglyphs<br />

- The Trust for African <strong>Rock</strong> Art (TARA)<br />

- Upper Midwest <strong>Rock</strong> Art Research Association<br />

- Verein Anisa<br />

President:<br />

Dr. Jean Clottes,<br />

Convener:<br />

Robert Bednarik