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Former Director, National Center for Prehistory,
Ministry of Culture and Communication, France

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Jean-Michel Geneste is an archaeologist

attached to the Ministry of Culture and
Communication as honorary curator general of
cultural heritage. His very Frst Felds of research
were dedicated to the study of the lithic
production system among Palaeolithic cultures.
Geneste has been involved in the study of the
archaeology of rock art since 1992, when he
was appointed curator of the Lascaux Cave as
well as the director of its scientiFc research
program. Since 2002 he has been in charge of
the multidisciplinary research program of the
Chauvet-Pont d’Arc Cave, one of the oldest rock
art sites in western Europe.

Geneste has also coordinated numerous

archaeological research programs in France,
Ukraine, South Africa, Papua New Guinea,
Arnhem Land, British Columbia, and Russia. He
is codirector of the ARTEMIR research
laboratory at the Archaeology and Ethnology
Institute of Novosibirsk University. He has
published hundreds of scientiFc articles and
books and is currently directing the edition of a
monograph on the Chauvet Cave whose Frst
volume will be released in a large format.

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 Latest Article
→ Rock art and frontier conCict in Southeast
Asia: Insights from direct radiocarbon ages for
the large human Hgures of Gua Sireh, Sarawak
by  Paul Taçon
24/08/2023

 Recent Articles
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Recording Paintings in the uKhahlamba-
Drakensberg 1979 - 1980
by  Aron Mazel
13/06/2023
→ Murujuga's rock art is at risk – where is the
outrage?
by  Paul Taçon
5/06/2023
→ Identifying the artists of some of Australia's
earliest art
by  Paul Taçon
15/03/2023
→ Between Monument and Water: Burial rites,
location of megalithic monuments and rock art
of the Kilmartin Valley, Argyll, Western Scotland
(Stage 1 of the Motifs and Monuments Project)
by  George Nash
14/03/2023
→ Rock Art Training and Recording
Petroglyphs in Laos
by  Noel Hidalgo Tan
10/02/2023
→ Unlocking a hidden landscape
by  George Nash
01/02/2023
→ 'Powerful Images - Indian rock art from its
earliest times to recent times'
by  Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak, Pilar Fatás
Monforte
29/11/2022
→ Signalling and Performance: Ancient Rock
Art in Britain and Ireland
by  Aron Mazel, George Nash
21/09/2022
→ Histories of Australian Rock Art Research
by  Paul S.C. Taçon, Sally K. May, Ursula K.
Frederick, Jo McDonald
07/07/2022
→ Rock Art and Tribal Art: Madhya Pradesh
by  Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
26/07/2022
→ Marra Wonga: Archaeological and
contemporary First Nations interpretations of
one of central Queensland’s largest rock art
sites
by  Paul Taçon
20/07/2022
→ David Coulson MBE
by  David Coulson
16 June 2022
→ Extraordinary Back-to-Back Human and
Animal Figures in the Art of Western Arnhem
Land, Australia: One of the World's Largest
Assemblages
by  Paul Taçon
25 April 2022
→ An online course by SEAMEO Regional
Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA)
by  Noel Hidalgo Tan
20 April 2022
→ Cupules and Vulvas in the Alwar area,
Rajasthan
by  Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
14 March 2022
→ Color Engenders Life - Hunter-Gatherer
Rock Art in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands
by  Carolyn Boyd & Pilar Fatás
02 March 2022
→ David Coulson receives RGS Cherry Kearton
Award
by  David Coulson
07 February 2022
→ Vandalised petroglyphs in Texas
by  Johannes H. N. Loubser
06 February 2022
→ Hand Stencils in Chhattisgarh
by  Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
05 February 2022
→ And then they were gone: Destruction of the
Good Hope 1 rock paintings
by  Aron Mazel
28 January 2022
→ Early masterpieces: San hunter-gatherer
shaded paintings of the uKhahlamba-
Drakensberg and surrounding areas
by  Aron Mazel
8 September 2021
→ Aїr Mountains Safari - Sahara
by  David Coulson
17 August 2021
→ The Neolithic rock art passage tombs of
Anglesey as brand-new virtual tours
by  F?on Reynolds
21 June 2021
→ A Map from the Memory of the World
by  Janette Deacon
8 June 2021
→ The dangers of 'Discovering' rock art
by  Peter Robinson
1 June 2021

→ Dharkundi and Deurkuthar Rock Art Sites in

Central India
by  Meenakshi Dubey-Pathak
1 June 2021
→ Dating the Earth and its Rock Art
by  Neville Agnew
23 May 2021
→ Studying the Source of Dust Using a Simple
and Effective Methodology:
by  Tom McClintock
30 April 2021
→ ABC Radio National 'Nightlife' with Philip
Clark - 'Exploring the wonders of cave art in
Australia'
by  Professor Paul S.C. Taçon & Dr Josephine
McDonald
30 April 2021
→ A Painted Treasure - San hunter-gatherer
visual engagement with Didima Gorge (South
Africa)
by  Aron Mazel
10 March 2021
→ L'Atlas de la grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc
by  Jean-jacques Delannoy & Jean-Michel
Geneste
1 February 2021
→ Oldest cave painting found in Indonesia
by  Rock Art Network
14 January 2021
→ GraBti Dates and Names as a Rock Art
Conservation and Management Tool
by  Johannes H. N. Loubser
29 October 2020
→ Animals in Rock Art
by  Aron Mazel
7 October 2020
→ ReCecting Back: 40 Years Since ‘A Survey of
the Rock Art in the Natal Drakensberg’ Project
(1978-1981)
by  Aron Mazel
29 September 2020
→ Art on the Rocks in the Age of COVID-19
by  Neville Agnew & Tom McClintock
15 September 2020
→ Explore Cederberg rock art from your home
by  Janette Deacon
9 September 2020
→ The Continuum of Art: The relationship
between Ice Age art and contemporary art and
how an understanding of the former can help
engage a modern audience
by  Peter Robinson
16 August 2020
→ Illuminating the Realm of the Dead: The
Rock Art within the Dolmen de Soto, Andalucía,
Southern Spain
by  George Nash
29 July 2020
→ Rock Art Adventurous Field Work during
COVID-19 in the Southernmost of South
America
by  María Isabel Hernández Llosas
9 June 2020
→ The Final Passage - FAQ
by  Jean-Michel Geneste
1 June 2020
→ Experts rush to map Hre-hit rock art
by  Andrew Bock
15 May 2020
→ Sacred Indigenous rock art sites under
threat
by  Amy van den Berg
12 May 2020
→ Virtual Meeting
by  Ben Dickins
22 April 2020
→ The Bradshaw Foundation Launches the
Rock Art Network Website
by  Wendy All
23 March 2020
→ The aftermath of Hre damage to important
rock art at the Baloon Cave tourist destination,
Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland, Australia
by  Paul Taçon
24 November 2019
→ The removal and camouCage of graBti: The
art of creating chaos out of order and order out
of chaos
by  Johannes H. N. Loubser
11 November 2019
→ The Histories of Australian Rock Art
Research symposium, 8-9 December 2019,
GriBth University, Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
by  Paul Tacon
5 November 2019
→ San rock art exhibition at the National
Museum & Research Center of Altamira
by  Aron Mazel
17 September 2019
→ The 2018 Art on the Rocks Colloquium
by  Wendy All
2 December 2018
→ Preserving Our Ancient Art Galleries:
Volunteerism, Collaboration, and the Rock Art
Archive
by  Wendy All
1 December 2017
→ Altamira and the New Technology for Public
Access
by  Pilar Fatás Monforte
30 April 2017
→ From the Chauvet Cave to the Caverne du
Pont d’Arc: Methods and Strategies for a
Replica to Preserve the Heritage of a Decorated
Cave That Cannot Be Made Accessible to the
Public
by  Jean-Michel Geneste
29 April 2017
→ Emerging Consciousness and New Media:
The Management of Rock Art in Southeast
Asia and New Opportunities for
Communicating Its SigniHcance
by  Noel Hidalgo Tan
28 April 2017
→ Step by Step: The Power of Participatory
Planning with Local Communities for Rock Art
Management and Tourism
by  Nicholas Hall
27 April 2017
→ Fundraising for Rock Art by Promoting Its
Values
by  Terry Little
26 April 2017

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