Interpret the darkness: caves, rock art and analysis of simulated light through virtual scenes

• Published in: Virtual Archaeology Review
• Main Authors: Barcia García, Camilo, Maximiano Castillejo, Alfredo M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2015
• Subjects: art; museo; Arctic; Chalmers; Duarte; Gardner; Levy; Martínez
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4995/var.2015.4146; http://hdl.handle.net/10251/98094

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