Prehistoric hand stencils at Fern Cave, North Queensland (Australia): environmental and chronological implications of Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging results
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2009
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Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging analyses of cave wall pigment samples from north Queensland (Australia) indicate that some hand stencils were undertaken during a dry environmental phase indicating late Holocene age. Other, earlier painting episodes also took place during dry environmental periods of the terminal Pleistocene and/or early Holocene. These results represent a rare opportunity to attain chronological information for rock art in conditions where insufficient carbon is present for radiocarbon dating. |
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Elsevier |
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DOI:10.1016/j.jas.2009.07.007 Goodall, Rosemary A., David, Bruno, Kershaw, Peter, & Fredericks, Peter M. (2009) Prehistoric hand stencils at Fern Cave, North Queensland (Australia): environmental and chronological implications of Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging results. Journal of Archaeological Science, 36(12), pp. 2617-2624. |
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Faculty of Science and Technology; School of Physical & Chemical Sciences |
Palavras-Chave | #210101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology #030606 Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy #030100 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY #FT-IR Imaging #Raman #Cave Art #Fern Cave |
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Journal Article |