This special self-paced course organised by the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts brings you on a global survey of rock art around the world. You will learn about rock art from distinguished scholars and experts covering the regions of Southeast Asia, Greater Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, Australia and the Pacific - a virtual tour around the world!

The course will introduce participants to the variety of rock art traditions found throughout the world, and the importance of preserving, managing and conserving this unique heritage. This course is designed to be flexible and allows you to follow the video lectures, readings and quizzes at your own time. Certificates are given upon successful completion of the required assessments within the course duration.

Duration: Self-paced, about 4 hours/week
Course fee: THB 1,000 (approximately US$30)

The course is in English and the learning materials will be distributed via Google Classroom. You will need an email address, Internet access and the ability to use Google services to undertake this course. Every week, new lectures and course material will be uploaded on the Google Classroom platform. You are free to view and read them according to your schedule. Most lectures are under an hour long and accompanied by supplementary materials such as websites, videos and reading material. We estimate that you should set aside around 4 hours per week to cover the lectures and quizzes.

Along with each lecture, participants are expected to complete a quiz to assess their understanding of the week’s material. Because the course is designed to be asynchronous, the lectures and quizzes can be accessed at your own time. All participants will receive e-certificates, either a Certificate of Participation or Certificate of Completion. The Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants who complete every quiz with the minimum grade requirement before the end of the official course period (24 June 2022).

* Note: Minor changes to the programme are expected

• Same Same, but Different: Introducing the Rock Art of Southeast Asia and the World | Noel Hidalgo Tan
• The Rock Art of the Cave of Altamira (Spain) | Pilar Fatás Monforte
• Rock Art Recording: Why, What Who, When and How | Janette Deacon

• Eurasian Paleolithic rock art from Altai to Portugal | Jean-Michel Geneste
• The Paleolithic: A Northern-western European View | George Nash
• Exploring the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Rock Art of Nurtumberland (Northern England) | Aron Mazel
• Virtual Site Visit

• A Brief Introduction of Indian Rock Art | Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
• Multivariate Cultural Genesis - Rock-art of China and Yunnan | Wu Yun
• Introduction to Thai Rock Art | Thippawan Wongadsapaiboon
• Virtual Site Visit

• Fixed in Place: The Pictographs and Petroglyphs and Petroforms of Georgia | Jannie Loubser
• Coso Iconography and Sacred Narrative from E. California and SW Great Basin | Alan Garfinkel
• Rock Art in the Southern Andes, South America: The case of Quebrada de Humahuaca Argentina | Maria Isabel Hernandez Llosas
• Rock Art of Timor-Leste | Sue O'Connor

• Oceanic Rock Art | Rachel Hoerman
• Murujuga: Rock Art in Land and Sea Country, Australia | Jo McDonald
• Maliwawa Figures - A Newly Announced Arnhem Land Rock Art Style | Paul Taçon
• Philippine rock art: Digital Archaeology and new discoveries | Andrea Jalandoni

• Investigating Egyptian Rock Art | Salima Ikram
• Rock Art of Mainland Southeast Asia | Noel Hidalgo Tan
• Working with communities and managing visitors at rock art sites | Nicholas Hall

• Brief Introduction to Indonesian Rock Art | Adhi Agus Oktaviana
• Rock art in Peninsular Malaysia – with a focus on pictogram | Saw Chaw Yeh
• Rock art site conservation and management: International practice and what you can do | Nicholas Hall and Sharon Sullivan
• Virtual Site Visit

For more information on this course visit https://www.seameo-spafa.org/rockart

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