Documenting and analyzing rock paintings from Torres Strait, NE Australia, with digital photography and computer image enhancement

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-379

  Brady, Liam M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 44449145925     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346906791071837     Document Type: Review

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