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  • Rock Art and Ritual Function: The Northern Running Figures of western Arnhem Land

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    Author(s)
    Jones, Tristen
    May, Sally K
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    May, Sally K. K.
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    This paper explores the distribution, abundance and diversity of Northern Running Figure (NRF) rock art motifs and their archaeological contexts from two study areas in western Arnhem Land, Jabiluka and Red Lily. Motif design elements in the NRF style such as the inclusion of sex and material culture are indices used to explore social function in NRF art. The relationship between NRF archaeological contexts (i.e., distribution, abundance, diversity and overall rock art site contexts) and the variables of sex and material culture are explored via statistical analysis and suggest that NRF art performed a ritual function in the ...
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    This paper explores the distribution, abundance and diversity of Northern Running Figure (NRF) rock art motifs and their archaeological contexts from two study areas in western Arnhem Land, Jabiluka and Red Lily. Motif design elements in the NRF style such as the inclusion of sex and material culture are indices used to explore social function in NRF art. The relationship between NRF archaeological contexts (i.e., distribution, abundance, diversity and overall rock art site contexts) and the variables of sex and material culture are explored via statistical analysis and suggest that NRF art performed a ritual function in the culture(s) of ancient Arnhem Land peoples.
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    Journal Title
    The Artefact
    Volume
    38
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.343081657812699
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2017. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/404757
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