(M/F) Postdoctoral Researcher in Rock Art Archaeology

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description You will be appointed to a research fellow position for a period of 18 months as part of the ANR ROCKMAPS project within the Trajectoires laboratory (UMR 8215). The research fellow's role will be to investigate the cartographic representations, carved in stone, of Bedolina (Capo di Ponte, Lombardy, Italy). Your main research task will focus on the geostatistical analysis of the carved symbols on the various panels at Bedolina (R1, R4, R7 and R9) and their relationship with the man-made environment (graves, settlements, engraved sites, specialised sites…) and the natural environment (springs, river networks, ridgelines, prominent landscape features, mines. ). This research will be based on the set up of a georeferenced database of archaeological settlements (Neolithic–Iron Age) and notable natural sites in the Val Camonica, covering an area of approximately 1,500 km². This database will be compiled by analysing aerial and satellite imagery using remote sensing techniques, alongside a review of archaeological publications and grey literature. You will statistically test the degree of correspondence between the carved panels at Bedolina (engravings, microtopography), human settlements and the environment (mountains, valleys) at various scales (from hamlet to valley), by interpolating rock surfaces with topography and by shape and network analyses. You will summarise the results of this