Histories of Australian Rock Art Research

Australia has one of the largest inventories of rock art in the world with pictographs and petroglyphs found almost anywhere that has suitable rock surfaces - in rock shelters and caves, on boulders and rock platforms. First Nations people have been marking these places with figurative imagery, abst...

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Other Authors: Frederick, Ursula K. (Editor), May, Sally K. (Editor), McDonald, Jo (Editor), Taçon, Mr Paul S.C (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2022
Series:Terra Australis
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