Prehistoric hand stencils at Fern Cave, North Queensland (Australia): environmental and chronological implications of Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging results
Goodall, Rosemary A., David, Bruno, Kershaw, Peter, & Fredericks, Peter M. (2009) Prehistoric hand stencils at Fern Cave, North Queensland (Australia): environmental and chronological implications of Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging results. Journal of Archaeological Science, 36(12), pp. 2617-2624.
Abstract
Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging analyses of cave wall pigment samples from north Queensland (Australia) indicate that some hand stencils were undertaken during a dry environmental phase indicating late Holocene age. Other, earlier painting episodes also took place during dry environmental periods of the terminal Pleistocene and/or early Holocene. These results represent a rare opportunity to attain chronological information for rock art in conditions where insufficient carbon is present for radiocarbon dating.
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| ID Code: | 29496 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | FT-IR Imaging, Raman, Cave Art, Fern Cave |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jas.2009.07.007 |
| ISSN: | 0305-4403 |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY (210000) > ARCHAEOLOGY (210100) > Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology (210101) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > CHEMICAL SCIENCE (030000) > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL) (030600) > Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy (030606) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > CHEMICAL SCIENCE (030000) > ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (030100) |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Science and Technology Past > Schools > School of Physical & Chemical Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 06 Jan 2010 07:14 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2012 00:11 |
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