Miniature rock art expands horizons
Australian archaeologists have discovered some of the most detailed examples of rare, small-scale rock art in the form of miniature stencils in a rockshelter traditionally owned by the Marra people.
Australian archaeologists have discovered some of the most detailed examples of rare, small-scale rock art in the form of miniature stencils in a rockshelter traditionally owned by the Marra people.
Archaeology
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Mud wasp nests have helped establish a date for one of the ancient styles of Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley.
Archaeology
Feb 6, 2020
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Prehistoric rock paintings are a source of fascination across the world. Aside from their beauty, there's deep meaning in these strokes, which depict ancient rituals and important symbols. To learn more about these murals, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 1, 2019
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Archaeologists from The University of Western Australia working with Traditional Custodians from the Birriliburru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) have recovered evidence that people lived in the Australian arid zone 50,000 ...
Archaeology
Sep 20, 2018
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Open air rock paintings in the world's driest desert pay testament to the importance of the llama to millennia-old cultures that traversed the inhospitable terrain.
Archaeology
Jul 31, 2018
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Rock engravings located in Western Venezuela - including some of the largest recorded anywhere in the world - have been mapped in unprecedented detail by UCL researchers.
Archaeology
Dec 7, 2017
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New research by academics from the University of Leicester and the British Museum working with colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Cambridge University, outlines the science behind the largest concentration ...
Archaeology
Oct 30, 2017
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A new technique, developed at ANSTO's Centre for Accelerator Science, has made it possible to produce some of the first reliable radiocarbon dates for Australian rock art in a study just published online in The Journal of ...
Archaeology
Dec 7, 2016
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Life imitates art. And sometimes science does the same.
Earth Sciences
Jan 8, 2015
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UTS researchers are working with archaeologists, anthropologists and the Northern Territory's Jawoyn community to chemically analyse ancient rock art and uncover its secrets.
Archaeology
Sep 8, 2014
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