Abstract

Author:
Robert G. Bednarik, translated by Riqi Xia

Doi: 10.7508/jra.01.2022.65.72

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Tribology, the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion, is at the basis of in-terpreting rock art and portable palaeoart by scientific means, and yet it has remained almost entirely ignored in that application. Tribological work conducted with palaeoart, but without involving its discipline, is briefly summarised, and examples are cited to illustrate the value of a scientific approach. In particular, the focus is on the contact mechanics of petroglyphs and the compressive-tensile principles involved. The tribology of rock art has also been invoked in the discrimination of anthropogenic from other rock markings.
摩擦学是研究相对运动中物体表面相互作用的科学，是用科学手段解读岩画和可移动旧石器艺术的基础，但它在应用层面几乎完全被忽略。本文简要总结了在旧石器艺术方面开展的摩擦学工作，并举例论证了该科学方法的价值，但没有涉及其学科。本文重点介绍了岩画的接触力学和所涉及的压缩-拉伸原理。岩画的摩擦学也被用于区分人为的与其它的岩石标记。

KEYWORDS:
Petroglyphs, archaeological tribology, friction, percussion, contact mechanics
岩画，考古摩擦学，摩擦，敲击，接触力学