dc.contributor.author | May, Sally K | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnston, Iain G | |
dc.contributor.author | Tacon, Paul SC | |
dc.contributor.author | Domingo Sanz, Ines | |
dc.contributor.author | Goldhahn, Joakim | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-04T04:15:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-04T04:15:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0959-7743 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S095977431700052X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/355082 | |
dc.description.abstract | Early 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 17 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Archaeology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 450101 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4301 | |
dc.title | Early Australian Anthropomorphs: Jabiluka's Dynamic Figure Rock Paintings | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Arts, Education & Law Group, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences | |
gro.description.notepublic | This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Tacon, Paul S. | |
gro.griffith.author | Goldhahn, Joakim | |