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A review of rock art dating in the Kimberley, Western Australia
- Source :
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Journal of Archaeological Science . Mar2012, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p573-577. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Abstract: This paper critically reviews the various approaches used to estimate the age of the rock art in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. They include: (i) the relative superimposition of styles; (ii) the use of diagnostic subject matter (depictions of extinct animals, stone tool technology, introduced European and Asian objects and animals); (iii) the recovery of a ‘painted’ slab from a dated archaeological unit; (iv) radiocarbon dating of beeswax figures, charcoal pigments, organic matter in overlying mineral deposits and ‘accreted paint layers’ (oxalate rich crusts and amorphous silica skin), pollen grains from an overlaying mud-wasp nest; and (v) optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of quartz grains from overlying mud-wasp nests. Future directions for rock art dating in the Kimberley include uranium-series dating of overlying and underlying mineral deposits. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03054403
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Archaeological Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 69842867
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.11.009