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Erosion rates and weathering history of rock surfaces associated with Aboriginal rock art engravings (petroglyphs) on Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia, from cosmogenic nuclide measurements

Date

Authors

Pillans, Bradley

Fifield, L Keith

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

The Burrup Peninsula and surrounding Dampier Archipelago, in Western Australia, contain the world's largest known gallery of rock art engravings (petroglyphs), estimated to number up to 1 million images. The peninsula is also the site of major industrial

Keywords

Keywords: Burrup Peninsula; Cosmogenic nuclides; Erosion rates; Human settlements; Industrial development; Long-term preservation; Rock arts; Western Australia; Erosion; Etching; Isotopes; Pinch effect; Quartz; Rocks; Weathering; beryllium isotope; cosmogenic radio Burrup Peninsula; Cosmogenic nuclides; Erosion rates; Rock art

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72485

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Quaternary Science Reviews

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.03.001

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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