Our recent archaeological expeditions in the Siuyu and Ughaugha wards of Singida eastern province have recuperated the very compelling rock engravings (petroglyphs) that weren’t reported in Tanzania before. Archaeolo...Our recent archaeological expeditions in the Siuyu and Ughaugha wards of Singida eastern province have recuperated the very compelling rock engravings (petroglyphs) that weren’t reported in Tanzania before. Archaeologically, Singida’s fame emanated from her endowments of rock paintings. However;during this research, we did discover rock cupules, gongs, and grinding hollows art together with rock paintings (pictographs) that have opened up a new avenue for rock art studies in Tanzania. We carried out intensive site surveys around four sites namely Siuyu, Ngaghe, Misimbwa and Ughaugha B with the aims of solely examining, recording, and documenting archaeological artifacts on the surface in order to research the cultural and behavioural patterns of early humans in the Singida region. Surveys also enabled us to locate suitable areas where future excavations would be established. In some cases, ethnographic enquiries were employed to get supplementary information on the present-day use of rock art sites. Besides, we interviewed local people to assess their general understanding of the presence of more sites or helping in locating, and discovering new sites. Through ethnographic inquiries, we discovered several sites with substantial number of rock engravings that were never document by any researcher. On top of that, this study reports other archaeological potentials of the region by describing in detail their significances for future research undertakings. Additionally, this paper article reports on the occurrence of Middle Stone Age (MSA) archaeological assemblages from the open-air site and the presence of grinding hollows and rock cupules (Siuyu complexes) in central Tanzania for the first time.展开更多
Huashan rock painting is a representative of the rock art complex in Zuojiang River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,and it is the largest and the most well preserved rock painting found in China,with a wide distri...Huashan rock painting is a representative of the rock art complex in Zuojiang River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,and it is the largest and the most well preserved rock painting found in China,with a wide distribution of locations and the richest content of images.Due to its grand scale,spectacular scenes,and numerous images,it has become a typical representative of rock painting in Zuojiang River basin of Guangxi and is famous all over the world.In 1988,it was announced as a key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council,and in 2016,“Zuojiang River Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape”was successfully applied for the List of World Heritage,which makes it important to the inheritance and protection of Huashan rock paintings.In the past 10 years,with the successful holding of China-ASEAN Expo,the distinctive tourist products of Guangxi Zhuang nationality and the culture creative product industry have been vigorously developed and recognized by domestic and foreign markets.The culture of Guangxi Zuojiang Huashan rock painting can be presented in the form of cultural and creative products,so that Guangxi Zuojiang River Huashan rock art can be known by more people.展开更多
As a cultural relic,the Guizhou rock paintings are very important for the study of prehistory,minority cus-toms and comparative folklore.They attract an increasing number of visi-tors and scholars with their unique,my...As a cultural relic,the Guizhou rock paintings are very important for the study of prehistory,minority cus-toms and comparative folklore.They attract an increasing number of visi-tors and scholars with their unique,mysterious images and have become yet another spot of interest in Gui-zhou's tourism industry,taking their place beside the famous Huangguo-shu Waterfall,the karst cave Dragon Palace and the Tianxingqiao Stone Forest.展开更多
文摘Our recent archaeological expeditions in the Siuyu and Ughaugha wards of Singida eastern province have recuperated the very compelling rock engravings (petroglyphs) that weren’t reported in Tanzania before. Archaeologically, Singida’s fame emanated from her endowments of rock paintings. However;during this research, we did discover rock cupules, gongs, and grinding hollows art together with rock paintings (pictographs) that have opened up a new avenue for rock art studies in Tanzania. We carried out intensive site surveys around four sites namely Siuyu, Ngaghe, Misimbwa and Ughaugha B with the aims of solely examining, recording, and documenting archaeological artifacts on the surface in order to research the cultural and behavioural patterns of early humans in the Singida region. Surveys also enabled us to locate suitable areas where future excavations would be established. In some cases, ethnographic enquiries were employed to get supplementary information on the present-day use of rock art sites. Besides, we interviewed local people to assess their general understanding of the presence of more sites or helping in locating, and discovering new sites. Through ethnographic inquiries, we discovered several sites with substantial number of rock engravings that were never document by any researcher. On top of that, this study reports other archaeological potentials of the region by describing in detail their significances for future research undertakings. Additionally, this paper article reports on the occurrence of Middle Stone Age (MSA) archaeological assemblages from the open-air site and the presence of grinding hollows and rock cupules (Siuyu complexes) in central Tanzania for the first time.
基金This paper is the promotion project of basic ability of scientific research of young and middle-aged teachers in Guangxi universities-the phase research result of Application and Research of Huashan Rock Paintings in Cultural and Creative Products,with the project No.of 2019KY0891.
文摘Huashan rock painting is a representative of the rock art complex in Zuojiang River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,and it is the largest and the most well preserved rock painting found in China,with a wide distribution of locations and the richest content of images.Due to its grand scale,spectacular scenes,and numerous images,it has become a typical representative of rock painting in Zuojiang River basin of Guangxi and is famous all over the world.In 1988,it was announced as a key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council,and in 2016,“Zuojiang River Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape”was successfully applied for the List of World Heritage,which makes it important to the inheritance and protection of Huashan rock paintings.In the past 10 years,with the successful holding of China-ASEAN Expo,the distinctive tourist products of Guangxi Zhuang nationality and the culture creative product industry have been vigorously developed and recognized by domestic and foreign markets.The culture of Guangxi Zuojiang Huashan rock painting can be presented in the form of cultural and creative products,so that Guangxi Zuojiang River Huashan rock art can be known by more people.
文摘As a cultural relic,the Guizhou rock paintings are very important for the study of prehistory,minority cus-toms and comparative folklore.They attract an increasing number of visi-tors and scholars with their unique,mysterious images and have become yet another spot of interest in Gui-zhou's tourism industry,taking their place beside the famous Huangguo-shu Waterfall,the karst cave Dragon Palace and the Tianxingqiao Stone Forest.
