An interest in space and consequently in landscapes has formed a framework for many
who study the human past. Theoretical paradigms employed in studies in which sections
contextualise the study area geographically, reflecting on past and present geology,
vegetation and climate often draw on concepts of landscape. Such concepts signal a set
of conventional, normative understandings that can be used to construct and make sense
of rock art in terms of cultural space(s) and their cultural contexts (Tilley 1996: 161).
Any study of landscape invariably transforms the meaning of the landscape because
researchers unravel layers of cultural representation deposited on it over time (Cosgrove
& Daniels 1988: 1). A landscape may be cultural if its natural features and community
perceptions of environment and place are considered as such by those who choose to
perceive it. In rock art research, these considerations together with the associated
archaeology may provide an understanding of how rock art sites were created and used