Abstract

Author:
Lifeng Zhu

Doi: 10.7508/jra.01.2024.27.36

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The Human-faces petroglyph is a unique type of rock art around the Pacific Rim, the study of this type of rock art has gone through hundreds of years. The international research of the mainstream content and frontier method involves the naming, discovery, cultural interpretation, archaeological dating, protection and development, etc. Especially since the 21st century, the research of Human-faces petroglyphs has received unprecedented attention, and has achieved fruitful research results. By combing the centuries of the research literature and its research content, systematically and comprehensively introduced the research results of the Human-faces petroglyphs around the Pacific Rim, a brief overview of the concept and research scope, the international Human-faces petroglyphs discovery history, research history, and focus on the discovery, cultural interpretation, generational research and protection development angle of Humanfaces petroglyphs, in order to inspire in other areas of rock art research.

KEYWORDS
Rock art, Human-faces petroglyph, Pacific Rim, Cultural interpretation, Research method