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dc.contributor.authorHuntley, J
dc.contributor.authorAubert, M
dc.contributor.authorRoss, J
dc.contributor.authorBrand, HEA
dc.contributor.authorMorwood, MJ
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-12T01:30:42Z
dc.date.available2017-06-12T01:30:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0003-813X
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/arcm.12073
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/337580
dc.description.abstractDistinctive mulberry paintings found in northern Australia, particularly those of the Kimberley region, have been argued to represent some of the oldest surviving rock art on the continent. Significant research efforts continue to focus on resolving the age of these motifs, but comparatively little attention has been given to understanding their physical composition and potential source(s). In a pilot investigation, we conclude that (at least) two mineralogically distinct mulberry pigments occur in Gwion motifs and demonstrate that their major components can be indicatively chemically differentiated, non-invasively. Characterization of a ‘quarried’ mulberry ochre source demonstrates that these pigments occur locally as natural minerals.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom77
dc.relation.ispartofpageto99
dc.relation.ispartofjournalArchaeometry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume57
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchaeological science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode450101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode430101
dc.titleOne Colour, (at Least) Two Minerals: A Study of Mulberry Rock Art Pigment and a Mulberry Pigment 'Quarry' from the Kimberley, Northern Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAubert, Maxime
gro.griffith.authorHuntley, Jillian


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