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Ancient bird stencils discovered in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Paul S.C. Taçon ,
Michelle Langley ,
Sally K. May ,
Ronald Lamilami ,
Wayne Brennan  and
Daryl Guse
Paul S.C. Taçon
Affiliation:
School of Humanities, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland 4222, Australia (Email: p.tacon@griffith.edu.au)
Michelle Langley
Affiliation:
School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia Campus, Queensland 4072, Australia
Sally K. May
Affiliation:
Research School of Humanities, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
Ronald Lamilami
Affiliation:
Kakadu Health Services, PO Box 721, Jabiru, Northern Territory 0886, Australia
Wayne Brennan
Affiliation:
Burramoko Archaeological Services, PO Box 217, Katoomba, New South Wales 2780, Australia
Daryl Guse
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology and Natural History, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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Abstract

The discovery of rare bird stencils from a unique Australian rock art complex is reported, the species they most closely resemble is discussed and their significance in terms of world rock art and climate change is highlighted.

Keywords

Arnhem LandDjulirrirock artstencilsbird images
Type
Research articles
Information
Antiquity , Volume 84 , Issue 324 , June 2010 , pp. 416 - 427
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 2010

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