A continent of Nations: The emergence of new regionally distinct rock art styles across Australia

Quaternary International

Volumn 285, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-171

  Ross, June ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; CULTURAL HISTORY; HOLOCENE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LANGUAGE; ROCK ART;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84872138914     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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