Gravestone rubbing also applies this technique to gravestones, often as a method of retrieving and conserving information about genealogy. For a genealogist, a gravestone rubbing may become a permanent record of death when a gravestone is rapidly deteriorating.
Rubbings are commonly made by visitors to the US Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Visitors use pencil and paper to copy the name of a family member or friend who died during the Vietnam war off of the wall. The rubbing forms a type of souvenir.
Gravestone rubbing can be used to teach about local history. The stone’s condition, art, and inscription can tell what was going on in an area at a specific time. Studying multiple gravestones in one specific area can give even more information about history.
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Stone rubbing of anthropomorphic stele no 10, Sion, Petit-Chasseur necropolis, Neolithic
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Stone rubbing of anthropomorphic stele no 20, Sion, Petit-Chasseur necropolis, Neolithic
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Stone rubbing of anthropomorphic stele no 18, Sion, Petit-Chasseur necropolis, Neolithic
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Stone rubbing of anthropomorphic stele no 15, Sion, Petit-Chasseur necropolis, Neolithic
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