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oapen-20.500.12657-308682024-03-25T09:51:43Z The Archaeology of Rock Art in Western Arnhem Land, Australia (Terra Australis 47) David, Bruno Tacon, Paul Delannoy, Jean-Jaques Geneste, Jean-Michel rock art arnhem land australia northern territory Anthropomorphism Beeswax Before Present Radiocarbon dating Stratum Terra Australis thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGA History of art thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people::5PBA Relating to Indigenous peoples thema EDItEUR::6 Style qualifiers::6J Styles (IJ)::6JN Indigenous styles thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms::AFK Non-graphic and electronic art forms::AFKC Carvings, masks, reliefs thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Western Arnhem Land, in the Top End of Australia’s Northern Territory, has a rich archaeological landscape, ethnographic record and body of rock art that displays an astonishing array of imagery on shelter walls and ceilings. While the archaeology goes back to the earliest period of Aboriginal occupation of the continent, the rock art represents some of the richest, most diverse and visually most impressive regional assemblages anywhere in the world. To better understand this multi-dimensional cultural record, The Archaeology of Rock Art in Western Arnhem Land, Australia focuses on the nature and antiquity of the region’s rock art as revealed by archaeological surveys and excavations, and the application of novel analytical methods. This volume also presents new findings by which to rethink how Aboriginal peoples have socially engaged in and with places across western Arnhem Land, from the north to the south, from the plains to the spectacular rocky landscapes of the plateau. The dynamic nature of Arnhem Land rock art is explored and articulated in innovative ways that shed new light on the region’s deep time Aboriginal history. 2018-01-08 23:55 2017-12-01 23:55:55 2018-01-08 00:00:00 2020-04-01T13:16:18Z 2020-04-01T13:16:18Z 2018 book 641504 OCN: 1030821760 9781760461614 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30868 eng application/pdf n/a 641504.pdf http://press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/terra-australis/archaeology-rock-art-western-arnhem-land-australia-terra ANU Press 10.22459/ta47.11.2017 10.22459/ta47.11.2017 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781760461614 526 open access
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Western Arnhem Land, in the Top End of Australia’s Northern Territory, has a rich archaeological landscape, ethnographic record and body of rock art that displays an astonishing array of imagery on shelter walls and ceilings. While the archaeology goes back to the earliest period of Aboriginal occupation of the continent, the rock art represents some of the richest, most diverse and visually most impressive regional assemblages anywhere in the world. To better understand this multi-dimensional cultural record, The Archaeology of Rock Art in Western Arnhem Land, Australia focuses on the nature and antiquity of the region’s rock art as revealed by archaeological surveys and excavations, and the application of novel analytical methods. This volume also presents new findings by which to rethink how Aboriginal peoples have socially engaged in and with places across western Arnhem Land, from the north to the south, from the plains to the spectacular rocky landscapes of the plateau. The dynamic nature of Arnhem Land rock art is explored and articulated in innovative ways that shed new light on the region’s deep time Aboriginal history.
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