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Yiwarlarlay 1: archaeological excavations at the Lightning Brothers site, Delamere station, Northern Territory
Author(s) -
David Bruno,
McNiven Ian,
Flood Josephine,
Frost Robin
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
archaeology in oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1834-4453
pISSN - 0728-4896
DOI - 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1990.tb00237.x
Subject(s) - excavation , archaeology , lightning (connector) , painting , lightning strike , geography , history , art history , meteorology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , thunderstorm
Recent archaeological excavations at Yiwarlarlay , the Lightning Brothers site (Northern Territory), shows that the large, paired striped figures which today decorate the rock wall were originally painted late last century. Other similar paintings found throughout what is today Wardaman country likewise appear to be of recent antiquity. We report these findings, with preliminary discussion of their implications and prospects for future research.