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How old is north Queensland's rock‐art? A review of the evidence, with new AMS determinations
Author(s) -
David Bruno,
Armitage Ruth ann,
Hyman Marian,
Rowe Marvin W.,
Lawson Ewan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archaeology in oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1834-4453
pISSN - 0728-4896
DOI - 10.1002/j.1834-4453.1999.tb00441.x
Subject(s) - literal and figurative language , radiocarbon dating , rock art , archaeology , history , work (physics) , engineering , philosophy , linguistics , mechanical engineering
It has been 18 years since Andrée Rosenfeld suggested that the rock‐art of north Queensland changed from non‐figurative to mainly figurative forms some 5–4000 years ago. Her views were based on a small regional database and on indirect chronological evidence. This paper looks afresh at the antiquity of north Queensland's rock‐art by reviewing the existing evidence — much elaborated since Rosenfeld's pioneering work — and by presenting new AMS radiocarbon results undertaken directly on rock‐art. Her general chronological model is supported and refined by these new findings.