A 28,000 year old excavated painted rock from Nawarla Gabarnmang, northern Australia
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David, Bruno, Barker, Bryce, Petchey, Fiona, Delannoy, Jean-Jacques, Geneste, Jean-Michel, Rowe, Cassandra, Eccleston, Mark, Lamb, Lara and Whear, Ray. 2013. "A 28,000 year old excavated painted rock from Nawarla Gabarnmang, northern Australia." Journal of Archaeological Science. 40 (5), pp. 2493-2501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.08.015
Article Title | A 28,000 year old excavated painted rock from Nawarla Gabarnmang, northern Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 1739 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | David, Bruno (Author), Barker, Bryce (Author), Petchey, Fiona (Author), Delannoy, Jean-Jacques (Author), Geneste, Jean-Michel (Author), Rowe, Cassandra (Author), Eccleston, Mark (Author), Lamb, Lara (Author) and Whear, Ray (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Archaeological Science |
Journal Citation | 40 (5), pp. 2493-2501 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0305-4403 |
1095-9238 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.08.015 |
Abstract | We report new archaeological excavations from northern Australia revealing part of a charcoal design likely to be c. 28,000 years old (and chrono-stratigraphically constrained within the period 15,600-45,600 cal BP) on a small rock slab fallen from the ceiling at the rockshelter of Nawarla Gabarnmang in Jawoyn country, Arnhem Land. This represents the oldest confirmed pictograph in Australia. |
Keywords | AMS dating; Arnhem Land; pleistocene art; rock art; painted slab; Jawoyn; Nawarla Gabarnmang |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 450101. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology |
430101. Archaeological science | |
360104. Visual cultures | |
Public Notes | © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Monash University |
Public Memory Research Centre | |
University of Waikato, New Zealand | |
Savoy Mont-Blanc University, France | |
University of Bordeaux, France | |
Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, Australia | |
Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation, Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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