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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Rock paintings"”.
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Characterization of black deposit associated with rock paintings in Little Lost River Cave, Idaho using Pyrolysis GC
<p>A black, shiny coating overlies rock paintings in Little Lost River Cave no. 1, located in southeastern Idaho. If this coating is the result of human activity within the cave – a condensate from cooking fires, for example – then a radiocarbon date on the coating would provide a minimum age for …
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Characterization of a black coating overlying rock paintings found in Little Lost River Cave, Idaho using THM-GC-MS
<p>A black coating overlies rock paintings found within Little Lost Rive Cave, Idaho. A calibrated radiocarbon date of 1390-1040 B.C. was obtained by Steelman et al.1 However, this relies on the assumption that the black coating was formed by some human activity. For further characterization and to …
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Of Pigments and Paint : quantifying ochre and rock art in the Cederberg (Western Cape, South Africa
… of the ochre assemblages and the surface area of rock paintings from the same sites based on colour classification from the Later Stone Age assemblages of three rock shelters, De Hangen, Andriesgrond and Diepkloof in the Western Cape, South Africa. This work begins to bridge the gap that exists …
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Strangers to brothers : interaction between south-eastern San and southern Nguni/Sotho communities
… resultant upon contact were expressed in the rock art. It is suggested that the ideologies of many south-eastern San communities, rather than being characterised by continuity throughout the contact period, were significantly influenced by the ideological systems of the southern Nguni and …
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The politics of production of archaeological knowledge :a case study of the later stone age rock art paintings of Kasam, Northern Zambia
… of archaeological knowledge especially in rock art, at academic, heritage institutions and national and global level. It aims to trace and examine the development and movement of particular hypotheses or interpretations and their appropriateness in the study and management of rock art …
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Chorus for chimeras: a series of etchings towards the development of a personal iconography incorporating symbols, mythologies and ritual
… of myths. Source material was derived from rock paintings, ritualistic costumes, musical instruments and other objects found in the rites which accompany the narration of myths of n1ainly pre- . literate societies. In the section, SOURCES AND REFERENCES, such areas of interest are discussed. …