Marking resistance? Change and continuity in the recent roack art of the southern Kimberly, Australia

O'Connor, Susan; Balme, Jane; Fyfe, Jane; Oscar, June; Oscar, Mona; Davis, June; Malo, Helen; Nuggett, Rosemary; Surprise, Dorothy

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Marking resistance? Change and continuity in the recent roack art of the southern Kimberly, Australia

Date

2013

Authors

O'Connor, Susan

Balme, Jane

Fyfe, Jane

Oscar, June

Oscar, Mona

Davis, June

Malo, Helen

Nuggett, Rosemary

Surprise, Dorothy

Publisher

Antiquity Publications

Abstract

Enhanced by recent survey, the authors define new kinds of rock art along the Lennard and Fitzroy rivers in Western Australia - black pigment and scratch-work images featuring anthropomorphic figures with elaborate headdresses. These are shown to belong t