The first Raman spectroscopic study of San rock art in the Ukhahlamha Drakensberg Park, South Africa

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 646-654

  Prinsloo, Linda C ^a   Barnard, Werner ^a   Meiklejohn, Ian ^a   Hall, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal fat; Haematite; Red ochre; San rock art; Weddellite; Whewellite

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARKS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ROCKS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; WEATHERING;

ANIMAL FAT; HAEMATITE; RED OCHRE; RED PIGMENTS; ROCK ARTS; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SAN ROCK ART; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITES; WHITE PIGMENTS;

HEMATITE;

EID: 51549088690     PISSN: 03770486     EISSN: 10974555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jrs.1901     Document Type: Article

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