Sujet
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

Domaines
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.

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

Langue
English (en-GB)

Auteurs
Wilson, Meredith, Spriggs, Matthew, Lawson, Ewan

Contributeurs

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

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

Couverture
Vanuatu

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