Investigación aplicada como sustento de intervenciones de conservación en patrimonio gráfico-rupestre

Abstract

Within the lines of applied research that are developed as a substantial part in the conservation projects carried out by the Programa nacional de conservación de patrimonio gráfico rupestre of the Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural, emphasis is placed on the evaluation and monitoring of the behavior of the materials used in the conservation processes that are appliedin rock art sites for stabilization, such as the consolidation and edging of the stone supports. This article explains how the continuity projects that are executed at the sites: La Pintada, Sonora; El Vallecito, Baja California and El Ocote, Aguascalientes; have allowed, through a methodology developed ex professo, the periodic monitoring and evaluation of the behavior of the materials applied in the conservation of rock art paintings, being able to assess its effectiveness through wide cycles both in situ and laboratory tests and records, performed at various times. The obtained results have been satisfactory and have been allowed to guide the conservation actions in each specific site; in addition to providing knowledge, as well as qualitative and quantitative information that may be useful for attending other rock art sites with characteristics and conservation problems similar to those studied.