Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1036077 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging analyses of cave wall pigment samples from north Queensland (Australia) indicate that some hand stencils were undertaken during a dry environmental phase indicating late Holocene age. Other, earlier painting episodes also took place during dry environmental periods of the terminal Pleistocene and/or early Holocene. These results represent a rare opportunity to attain chronological information for rock art in conditions where insufficient carbon is present for radiocarbon dating.
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Authors
Rosemary A. Goodall, Bruno David, Peter Kershaw, Peter M. Fredericks,