Published February 1995
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Journal article
Radiocarbon dates for beeswax figures in the prehistoric rock art of northern Australia
- 1. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC (Canada). Dept. of Archaeology
- 2. Northern Territory Museum, Darwin, NT (Australia)
- 3. Cambridge Univ. Museum (United Kingdom)
- 4. Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Jabiru, NT (Australia). Kakadu National Park
- 5. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Description
Accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon ages have been taken for a test suite of small samples of material removed from some of the ''beeswax'' art figures found in rock shelters in northern Australia. The results indicate that we can reliably date this unique form of rock art with no noticeable damage. We had not expected to find figures of any great antiquity, and so were surprised to find that the ages obtained spanned the time period from the recent past to about 4000 BP. (Author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Archaeometry
- Journal Volume
- 37
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 151-156.
- ISSN
- 0003-813X
- CODEN
- ARCHAG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 26036269
- Subject category
- S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON ISOTOPES; CULTURAL OBJECTS; ISOTOPE DATING; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; NORTHERN TERRITORY
- Descriptors DEC
- AGE ESTIMATION; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; SPECTROSCOPY