nscArchaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of EurasiaАрхеология, этнография и антропология Евразии1563-0110IAET SB RAS10.17746/1563-0110.2023.51.1.059-069nsc-1633Research ArticleTHE METAL AGES AND MEDIEVAL PERIODЭПОХА ПАЛЕОМЕТАЛЛАPossibilities of Direct Dating of Rock Art in the Khakass-Minusinsk BasinZotkinaL. V.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

lidiazotkina@gmail.comSutuginS. V.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090

sutuginsergey@gmail.comInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation2023060420235115969Copyright © Zotkina L.V., Sutugin S.V., 20232023Zotkina L.V., Sutugin S.V.Zotkina L.V., Sutugin S.V.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/1633

The study addresses modern methods of absolute dating of rock art. We review prospective approaches to dating petroglyphs under various conditions: AMS, OSL, uranium-thorium, and cosmogenic isotope. Not so much methods per se are discussed as principles of their application to certain reliably dated rock art sites of various periods in Europe, Asia, America, and Australia. Examples of satisfactory outcomes in international practice are cited alongside our assessment of prospects and limitations to be considered with regard to the method of dating the earliest petroglyphs and rock paintings in the Khakass-Minusinsk Basin. The review suggests that the basic conditions for the use of the uranium-thorium method are not met, the AMS method requires a preliminary analysis of the context, whereas OSL and cosmogenic isotope method are the most prospective.

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