Hugo Filipe Teixeira Gomes
@ipt.pt
Centro de Geociências da UC
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Geology, Archeology, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Multidisciplinary
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Hugo Gomes, Hipólito Collado, Sara Garcês, Virginia Lattao, Maria Nicoli, Negar Eftekhari, Elena Marrocchino, and Pierluigi Rosina
MDPI AG
The study seeks to unravel the intricate operational sequence involved in preparing prehistoric pigments for rock art within the Puerto Roque rock art shelter. Sixteen pigment samples were meticulously collected from specific figurative representations. Additionally, three ochre samples were sourced from the shelter’s soil. Employing a comprehensive multi-analytical approach, including Raman microspectroscopy, X-ray microfluorescence (EDxrf), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), all nineteen samples underwent thorough analysis. Notably, darker pigments revealed a composition of hematite with the added presence of carbon. Meanwhile, one sample exhibited an orange hue primarily composed of goethite and bright red pigments predominantly characterised by hematite, as confirmed by Raman analysis. EDxrf analysis demonstrated an elemental composition akin to the three ochre pieces examined. Furthermore, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy suggested the potential influence of a heating process in enhancing red coloration, corroborated by spectral results from specific samples. This finding aligns with prior research, underscoring the technological sophistication embedded in early artistic endeavours.
Maria Nicoli, Negar Eftekhari, Carmela Vaccaro, Hipólito Collado Giraldo, Sara Garcês, Hugo Gomes, Virginia Lattao, and Pierluigi Rosina
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Abstract Microscopic observation correlated with chemical–mineralogical characterization was performed on pigment samples from “Abrigo del Lince” rock art site (V-IV millennium BC), in order to provide contributions to the study of prehistoric schematic art on granite in the province of Badajoz (Spain). The research objectives include the understanding of technological and cultural aspects, as well as of conservation and deterioration issues related to the pictographs. The multi-analytical approach encompasses the integration of microscopic observation, SEM–EDS analysis, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and ATR-FTIR and allowed to achieve a multispectral overview of the samples and to describe their varied composition and the alteration pattern which connects them. The main phases overlying the granitic bedrock and involved in this sequence are as follows: hematite, whewellite, and gypsum. While hematite could be stratigraphically considered the most ancient layer and assigned to the use of red ochre as a pigment, whewellite and gypsum are the main constituent of the alteration layer which forms a patina over the pictographs, due to weathering processes. Finally, the role of biofilms in rock art conservation is discussed, suggesting that, especially for what concern thin and homogenous layers of oxalates, their presence should not be necessarily considered an issue.
Pierluigi Rosina, Hipólito Collado, Sara Garcês, Hugo Gomes, Virginia Lattao, Maria Nicoli, Negar Eftekhari, and Carmela Vaccaro
Elsevier BV
Luiz Oosterbeek, Opeyemi L. Adewumi, Pierluigi Rosina, Hugo Gomes, Pedro Cura, and Sara Garcês
Frontiers Media SA
A core problem of contemporary society is rooted in the educational system and the divides created between the humanities and sciences that have prevented integrated reasoning. This problem affects society at large and has severely impacted the mindset of leadership, precluding in-depth debates involving citizens that lack an understanding of the basic notions and concepts that drive other agencies. Thus, the Lisbon Declaration, approved at the European Humanities Conference based on proposals by UNESCO, CIPSH, and FCT, calls for the integrated teaching of humanities and sciences units at all levels of education, including the doctoral level. This chapter discusses the potential contribution of geoarchaeology towards that aim, as this discipline sits at the heart of the humanities-sciences interaction, thus bridging science methods with human behavior. Geoarchaeology is one of the most important archaeological research methods that offers unprecedented levels of integration between disciplines and geoarchaeological research. It is a good example of how geosciences can contribute towards re-thinking education, in terms of research-based education: learning to research, learning that research on the earth and humans is by nature interdisciplinary, learning to design answerable questions, learning to frame scientific analysis within wider meanings and prospects, and fostering an understanding of the truth and the criteria for truth. This topic is a unique bridge between both human and earth sciences and between science and human behavior, which play pivotal roles in communicating and educating about sustainability. The multidisciplinary dimensions of geoarchaeological approaches have encouraged continuous development and innovation of methods and approaches that have provided new possibilities for explorations in geosciences, research on earth and humans, learning to design answerable questions, and fostering an understanding of truth and the criteria for truth. This text discusses two examples: pigment analysis and micromorphology. Pigment analysis relates scientific methods with rock and mobile art, and also involves experimentation in the making of the art itself, which is a powerful didactic tool, thus linking science with daily observed realities and related cultural traits. Micromorphology is a geoarchaeological methodology currently applied to research, which provides a unique insight into the interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinary relationships associated with humans and society. Despite the complexity of this approach, it provides easily understood information on various segments of society; e.g., soil formation, thus making it one of the most effective tools in the Earth Sciences sector contributing to sustainability and related to daily behavior practices.
Hugo Gomes, Pierluigi Rosina, Sara Garcês, and Carmela Vaccaro
Routledge
José Monteiro, João Barata, Hugo Gomes, and Emanuel Castro
Springer International Publishing
Emanuel de Castro, Fábio Loureiro, Filipe Patrocínio, Hugo Gomes, João Castel-Branco, Lucas Cezar, Magda Fernandes, and Patrícia Azevedo
Springer International Publishing
Gonçalo Fernandes, Emanuel de Castro, and Hugo Gomes
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Abstract Rural areas and in particular mountain territories have been experiencing an increasing appreciation of natural and heritage resources and their use for recreational and leisure activities, boosting tourism development and generating renewed functions with economic and social impact. Inland waters are becoming increasingly important for leisure and tourism, with many activities associated and many users seeking for them. Fluvial beaches represent leisure facilities for rural communities, allowing people and visitors access to aquatic spaces for leisure, sport and entertainment, creating conditions for enjoying nature and water resources, particularly during the summer period. The supply of surface water resources – rivers, lakes and canals – in the territory of the Estrela Geopark in Portugal, represent a tourist potential for this mountain region. They qualify the offer and constitute recreational attractions appreciated by the community and tourists, generating social well-being and fostering new services. There is a growing demand for these spaces, allowing the upgrading of fluvial areas, generating new features and enhancing the image of the destination Serra da estrela. The greater part of this equipment is operated by public entities linked to local administration, thus benefiting from public investment and support. There is a strong perception of its importance in attracting tourists, in improving the quality of life of the local population and in the opportunity to expand trade and service activities. Also in the image of the community, and their self-esteem is perceived, the importance of river beaches and consequently the disclosure that they associate, in terms of environmental quality, heritage value, and space of tranquillity.
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes and Hugo Gomes
IGI Global
The purpose of this study is to address the importance of water resources in tourism and leisure activities, to establish a framework of activities in inland waters and their meaning in the territory of the Serra da Estrela, namely within the scope of Estrela Geopark. Recognizing tourism as one of the pillars of a UNESCO world geopark, the image and brand of this destination is enhanced by the classification obtained, which drives the strengthening of partnerships; collaboration and cooperation between stackholders; the appreciation and diffusion of its heritage and culture; encouraging increased visitor numbers, consumption of goods and services, and decreasing seasonality of tourism. The attraction of its waters for tourism and leisure activities represents a resource for the strengthening of the economic activities within the region with concrete effects on trade, hotels, and local restaurants, in view of the practices involved, the natural and cultural contexts that the territory offers, and the opportunities for new activities.
Gonçalo Poeta Fernandes, Emanuel Castro, Hugo Gomes, and Magda Fernandes
IGI Global
The development of non-formal educational strategies and the promotion of territory Serra da Estrela as a didactic resource constitute, at present, a stimulating action model for learning and qualification of human resources, promoting knowledge, and developing competence of value for sustainability. Knowledge of endogenous resources, heritage, and lifestyles enables the development of tourism initiatives to be promoted, recognizing its strategic value (economic and social) and spreading good protection practices. The Estrela Geopark, through the development of educational programs, aims to stimulate contact with the geoheritage of the Serra da Estrela territory in an outdoor learning approach, educating and sensitizing students from different cycles to the importance of geoconservation, heritage enhancement, and sustainability of tourism. In this context, the compression of history, evolution of the Earth and life, in the context of a natural mountain laboratory is promoted, providing knowledge and attitudes for the conservation of heritage and the valorization of the territory.
Gonçalo Vieira, Emanuel de Castro, Hugo Gomes, Fábio Loureiro, Magda Fernandes, Filipe Patrocínio, Gisela Firmino, and João Forte
Springer International Publishing
P. Rosina, H. Collado, S. Garcês, H. Gomes, N. Eftekhari, M. Nicoli, and C. Vaccaro
Elsevier BV
P. Rosina, H. Gomes, H. Collado, M. Nicoli, L. Volpe, and C. Vaccaro
Elsevier BV
Pierluigi Rosina, Luiz Oosterbeek, Cristina Pombares Martins, and Hugo Gomes
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT The Ndalambiri rock shelter in the Ebo region of Angola is a key site for assessing human occupation there given its potential association between stratigraphic contexts and rock art panels. Focusing on the Iron Age and European contact periods, this study characterised the site’s rock paintings using Raman spectroscopy, while also obtaining AMS radiocarbon dates from paint residues and charcoal collected in stratigraphic context during a trial excavation below one of the painted panels. Raman spectroscopy results revealed the use of a carbon-based pigment (charcoal?), haematite and calcite to prepare black, red and white paints respectively. AMS dating of a black paint sample showed that it was produced between the seventeenth and the twentieth centuries, corresponding to the last known phase of rock art production in the area, as further indicated by its stratigraphic position and the depiction of firearms at the site. Earlier occupation of the site associated with metallurgical activity was dated to the mid-first millennium AD and may suggest that the oldest rock art at Ndalambiri corresponds to the arrival of metal-using populations in the region.
Hipólito COLLADO GIRALDO, Pierluigi ROSINA, José Julio GARCÍA ARRANZ, Hugo GOMES, Luis F. da SILVA NOBRE, Isabel M. DOMÍNGUEZ GARCÍA, David DUQUE ESPINO, José M.ª FERNÁNDEZ VALDÉS, Emilia BLASCO LAFFÓN, José María TORRADO CÁRDENO,et al.
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
El Parque Nacional de Monfrague (Caceres) conserva un importante complejo de arte rupestre formado por mas de un centenar de abrigos con pinturas y grabados postpaleoliticos. En el presente trabajo vamos a dar a conocer un avance de las conclusiones obtenidas en las ultimas campanas de investigacion llevadas a cabo en el sector del canon del Arroyo Barbaon (Serradilla). En el se ha procedido a la documentacion digital de las representaciones pictograficas de sus 29 abrigos. Ademas, a traves de las excavaciones realizadas en el interior de la Cueva del Sapo, que han proporcionado diversos materiales ceramicos y liticos, asi como los restos de un hogar, se intenta contextualizar arqueologicamente el conjunto de arte rupestre. Finalmente, el hallazgo en el abrigo Friso del Terror de un fragmento de cuarcita desprendido que conservaba algunos trazos pintados ha permitido realizar analisis para caracterizar el pigmento que fue utilizado en su elaboracion. Con estas aportaciones pretendemos una aproximacion mas precisa a cuestiones como las tecnicas de realizacion, cronologia y funcionalidad de la pintura esquematica en este espacio natural cacereno.
C.I. Burbidge, M.J. Trindade, M.I. Dias, L. Oosterbeek, C. Scarre, P. Rosina, A. Cruz, S. Cura, P. Cura, L. Caron,et al.
Elsevier BV
Pierluigi Rosina, Hugo Gomes, George H. Nash, and Tadele Solomon
Elsevier BV
Hugo Gomes, Pierluigi Rosina, Parviz Holakooei, Tadele Solomon, and Carmela Vaccaro
Elsevier BV