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Pictures of women: The Social Context of Australian Rock Art Production

, 2020
Human depictions-anthropomorphs-are a prevalent theme in most Australian rock art provinces. They appear in figurative assemblages with varying amounts of detail and decoration.
McDonald, Jo
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First Record of Tasmanian Devils in the Pilbara: Late Quaternary Subfossils From Juukan Gorge, Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country, and Insights Into Human—Faunal Relationships and Extinction

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill, Michael Slack, Elise Matheson, Liam Neill, Wanchese M. Saktura, Gavin Ashburton   +5 more
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The Buffaroo: A 'first-sight' depiction of introduced buffalo in the rock art of western Arnhem Land, Australia

, 2020
Injalak Hill in western Arnhem Land is known for its extraordinary wealth of rock art imagery spanning thousands of years. This corpus of rock art speaks to the changing nature of life and culture in this region-and to the skills of the many artists who ...
Goldhahn, Joakim, Wright, Duncan, Domingo Sanz, Inés, May, Sally, Maralngurra, Gabriel   +4 more
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Sport, Agency and Pigeon Snaring in the Ancient Tongan Chiefdom

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pigeon snaring was an élite sport in the traditional Tongan chiefdom, undertaken on purpose‐built mounds known as sia heu lupe. LiDAR imagery combined with field survey and mound documentation on the island of Tongatapu has identified a comprehensive corpus of these sites.
David V. Burley, Shane Egan, Wendy Pond, Peter Locher   +3 more
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A multiscalar methodology for holistic analysis of prehistoric rock carvings in Scotland

Heritage Science
Prehistoric rock carvings are one of Scotland’s most enigmatic and poorly understood monument types. This article discusses the pioneering approach used by Scotland’s Rock Art Project to enhance understanding of the abstract motifs through multiscalar ...
Tertia Barnett, Joana Valdez-Tullett, Linda Marie Bjerketvedt, Frederick Alexander-Reid, Maya Hoole, Stuart Jeffrey, Guillaume Robin   +6 more
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Scanning Parametric Sediment Echosounder as Tool for Underwater Archaeological Prospection

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Underwater cultural heritage 3D prospection techniques, especially for remains that are partly buried in the ground, are only very rarely available and often can only be applied with considerable technical effort. To overcome this limitation, we evaluate a methodological adaption of widely used and available single channel parametric sediment ...
Dennis Wilken, Philipp Held, Jacob Geersen, Marcel Bradtmöller, Peter Feldens, Jens Schneider v. Deimling   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Le patrimoine sans le tourisme ? Les roches gravées de Guadeloupe (Antilles)

Études Caribéennes
The Guadeloupean archipelago hosts the most significant collection of pre-Columbian rock art in the Lesser Antilles. Despite its recognized heritage status, through protection as French Historic Monuments, this rock art has seen limited activation as a ...
Mélanie Duval, Christophe Gauchon, Julien Monney   +2 more
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North European Rock Art

, 2017
This chapter offers a long-term perspective on rock art in northern Europe. It first provides an overview of research on the rock art traditions of northern Europe before discussing the societies and cultures that created such traditions.
Joakim Goldhahn, Goldhahn, Joakim,
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Dark Heritage Prospection ‐ Mapping the Treblinka II Extermination Camp Using a Magnetometer Survey and Integrated Archival Sources

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The history of Nazi German extermination camps has, until recently, relied primarily on eyewitness testimony. Very few official documents detailing the facilities survived the war due to the special operation ‘Sonderaktion 1005’, dedicated to hiding their existence and extent.
Sebastian Różycki, Michał Pisz, Paweł Bylina, James Walker, Lucy Benoit   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multi-analytical evaluation of the depositional pattern on open-air rock art panels at "Abrigo del Lince" (Badajoz, Spain). [PDF]

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023
Nicoli M, Eftekhari N, Vaccaro C, Collado Giraldo H, Garcês S, Gomes H, Lattao V, Rosina P.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source