This article presents an insight on archaeological approach in the study of rock carvings. The first section is mainly methodological and highlights the major problems within dating this kind of evidences. Furthermore, it delves into the specific contribution of interdisciplinary research in this field.
The second section focuses on the Finale area (Liguria, Italy) as a case study, which has not been studied in a systematic perspective until now. A hypothesis on dating and significance of carvings from the Finale area is formulated by comparison with two contexts where rock carvings art has been enquired with accuracy: the Mount Bego area (France) and Valcamonica (Italy).
A table as a appendix is made to propose a first chrono-typology of the carvings from the Finale
