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dc.contributor.authorMay, Sally K
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Iain G
dc.contributor.authorTacon, Paul SC
dc.contributor.authorDomingo Sanz, Ines
dc.contributor.authorGoldhahn, Joakim
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-04T04:15:13Z
dc.date.available2017-12-04T04:15:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0959-7743
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S095977431700052X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/355082
dc.description.abstractEarly depictions of anthropomorphs in rock art provide unique insights into life during the deep past. This includes human engagements with the environment, socio-cultural practices, gender and uses of material culture. In Australia, the Dynamic Figure rock paintings of Arnhem Land are recognized as the earliest style in the region where humans are explicitly depicted. Important questions, such as the nature and significance of body adornment in rock art and society, can be explored, given the detailed nature of the human figurative art and the sheer number of scenes depicted. In this paper, we make a case for Dynamic Figure rock art having some of the earliest and most extensive depictions of complex anthropomorph scenes found anywhere in the world.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto17
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCambridge Archaeological Journal
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode450101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4301
dc.titleEarly Australian Anthropomorphs: Jabiluka's Dynamic Figure Rock Paintings
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTacon, Paul S.
gro.griffith.authorGoldhahn, Joakim


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