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PREHISTORIC ROCK SHELTER ART IN NEW ZEALAND
Author(s) -
Trotter Michael M.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
archaeology and physical anthropology in oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.501
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1834-4453
pISSN - 0003-8121
DOI - 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1971.tb00137.x
Subject(s) - prehistory , rock art , radiocarbon dating , rock shelter , archaeology , geography , stylized fact , painting , geology , stone age , art , visual arts , economics , macroeconomics
P REHISTORIC drawings, paintings and engravings are found on suitable rock surfaces throughout New Zealand, with the greatest concentration in rock shelters in the South Island. Limited radiocarbon dating suggests that most shelters were occupied between a.d. 1100 and 1500. Common subjects in New Zealand rock art are humans, dogs, birds, canoes and designs, all of which are depicted in stylized forms.