Prehistoric hand stencils at Fern Cave, North Queensland (Australia): environmental and chronological implications of Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR imaging results |
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| Authors: | Rosemary A Goodall Bruno David Peter Kershaw Peter M Fredericks |
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| Institution: | aSchool of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia;bSchool of Geography & Environmental Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia |
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| 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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| Keywords: | FT-IR imaging Raman Cave art Fern Cave |
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