Marking resistance? Change and continuity in the recent rock art of the southern Kimberley, Australia

Antiquity

Volumn 87, Issue 336, 2013, Pages 539-554

  O'Connor, Sue ^a   Balme, Jane ^b   Fyfe, Jane ^b   Oscar, June ^c   Oscar, Mona ^c   Davis, June ^d   Malo, Helen ^d   Nuggett, Rosemary ^e   Surprise, Dorothy ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c not available   (Australia)

^d Muludja Community   (Australia)

^e Mimbi Community   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Contact period; Kimberley; Rock art

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878230234     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00049115     Document Type: Article

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