Art, archaeology and material culture in Arnhem Land

Lewis, Darrell J.

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Art, archaeology and material culture in Arnhem Land

Date

1983-11

Authors

Lewis, Darrell J.

Abstract

The analysis which is presented here focuses on Arnhem Land rock art. It will relate the art to the archaeological record by setting up a 'discourse' between art and archaeology in order to make the data encoded in each more intelligible.