Data based on the drawings from three books published by Wäfler and Marschall

The present data are based on the drawings from the four volumns published by Wäfler and Marschall. The rock paintings were re-drawn by Markus Wäfler, and have, after their digitization by Thomas Hofmeier, been processed by Gerd Graßhoff and Gordon Fischer so that they could be uploaded into the database. The first three volumes of the book series present photographs and drawings in a geographical order whereas the fourth volume publishes the individial figures in systematic categorization. The authors Markus Wäfler and Wolfgang Marschall have opted for an open-access publication to make the data widely available to researchers and the interested public. Markus Wäfler copied the entire scope of individual figures and will present a detailed classification of the illustrated objects. The data interface allows modern, computer-aided methods for analyzing the rock paintings.