40939
Accession Number
18804
Title Of Article Chaper
An introduction to the Spear Hill Rock Art Complex, northwestern Australia
Title Of Journal Book
Rock Art Research
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
48-64
Collation
14 plates, fig., 15 refs.
ISBN
0813-0426
ISSN
0813-0426
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
One of the major complexes of rock art sites in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is introduced. It consists of a series of 28 petroglyph galleries, located on boulder piles, rock outcrops, and extensive flat pavements, mostly of granite. The author considers a range of motifs, spatial distribution, and patination of the rock art, and speculates about its antiquity. The deterioration of rock through fire spalling and insolation is also discussed.
Keywords
Rock, drawing engraving; rock, weathering; rock, drawing engraving deterioration; ICCROM
pub_id
40939