Subject
Rock Art Dating, AMS Radiocarbon Determinations, Vanuatu Rock Art, Mud-Wasp Nests, Charcoal Pigment, Pigment Chronology, Black Pigment, Red Pigment, Modern Dating, Relative Stratigraphy, Hopnarop Site, Melanesian Art Tradition, Artistic Transition

Domains
Archéologie, Sciences Sociales, Sciences humaines

Description

This paper report eleven AMS radiocarbon dates obtained from carbon-bearing substances relating to rock art. Dates were obtained on charcoal paintings/drawings, on pollen present within abandoned mud-wasp nests, and on insects trapped in the core of mud-wasp nests both underlying and overlying hand stencils. Results are discussed in light of previous research which identifies a possible 'Austronesian' rock art tradition for western Melanesia.

Keywords
Hand stencil, Mud-wasp nest, Radiocarbon dating, Blind test, Vanuatu

Language
English (en-GB)

Creators
Wilson, Meredith, Spriggs, Matthew, Lawson, Ewan

Contributors

Sources
Rock Art Research 18(1):24-31

Relation
http://hdl.handle.net/1885/71164

Coverage
Vanuatu

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