More than the motifs: The archaeological analysis of rock art in arid regions of the southern hemisphere

Chungara

Volumn 40, Issue ESPECIAL, 2008, Pages 273-294

  Ross, June ^a   Daniela Valenzuela, R ^b   Llosas, María Isabel Hernández ^c   Briones, Luis ^d   Santoro, Calogero M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arid environments.; Context; Rock art production; Social strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872141209     PISSN: 07161182     EISSN: 07177356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-73562008000300005     Document Type: Article

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