Petroglyphs and place
Complex histories at four sites in New Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jim Specht (0000-0001-8427-6650, Archaeology and Geosciences, Australian Museum and Archaeology University of Sydney, corresponding author), Robin Torrence (0000-0001-8519-2395, Archaeology and Geosciences, Australian Museum and Archaeology University of Sydney), Ken Mulvaney (0000-0003-3713-4312, Centre for Rock Art Research and Management The University of Western Australia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 196-228 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arco.5243 |
| OpenAlex | W3187020108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
The analysis of cultural practices at four sites near Cape Gloucester and on Uneapa and Garua Islands in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea shows how rock markings and boulder arrangements create special places within physical and social landscapes. Four kinds of rock markings are documented: cupules, abraded surfaces, geometric curvilinear and rectilinear (i.e., composed of straight lines) petroglyphs, and figurative forms including anthropomorphic heads and introduced animals. The placement of the art, together with the arrangement of boulders, implies that both restricted and open forms of ceremony were conducted. The similarities between these sites suggest the existence of a precursor to the well‐documented recent interaction zone in this part of West New Britain. We speculate that these cultural practices have a much longer history than previously proposed for Island Melanesia
Archaeology · Ceremony · Ethnology · Geography · Literal and figurative language · New guinea · Rock art · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |