Archaeologists usually see, and understand, rock shelters as taphonomically active, but pre-existing, physical structures onto which people undertake a variety of actions including rock art. Our aim in this paper is not only to document the changes undergone by rock shelters but also to identify traces of anthropic actions that have intentionally led to these changes. Recent research in northern Australia provides empirical evidence that for thousands of years, Aboriginal peoples altered the physical shape of rock shelters by removing masses of rock to create alcoves, restructure internal spaces and create stone-worked furniture. Through archaeomorphological research, this paper presents evidence from Borologa in Australia’s Kimberley region, where hard quartzite monoliths were shaped and engaged as architectural designs by Aboriginal people prior to painting many surfaces, making us rethink what have traditionally been distinguished as natural versus cultural dimensions of archaeological landscapes and rock art sites.

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通过古地貌学研究岩石艺术遗址的人类构造：以澳大利亚金伯利博罗洛加为例

考古学家通常将岩石庇护所视为和理解为透声活动的，但已存在的物理结构，人们可以在其上进行各种活动，包括岩石艺术。本文的目的不仅在于记录岩石掩体的变化，而且要找出导致这些变化的人为行为的痕迹。澳大利亚北部的最新研究提供了经验证据，表明数千年来，原住民通过去除大量岩石以形成壁al，重组内部空间并创建石制家具，改变了岩石掩体的物理形状。通过考古学研究，本文提供了澳大利亚金伯利地区Borologa的证据，考古景观和岩石艺术遗址的自然与文化维度。