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2908

Conserving Rock paintings

In this short film, Philippe Colomban, a researcher from the LADIR, presents the works of scientists who use the laser and the Raman scattering technique to identify the pigments and the adjuvants in the rock paintings done by the San people in South Africa.

Duration

00:03:00

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Définition

SD

Color

Color

Sound

Sound

Version(s)

French

Original material

Video DV Cam

Director(s)

Daniel FIEVET

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CNRS Institute(s)

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Scientific topics

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