Rock Art Research In Australia 1974-94

Bibliographic Data

ID5778971
AuthorsM J Morwood (University of New England), C E Smith (0000-0003-3681-2038), Claire Smith (0000-0001-9028-6687, University of New England)
Year1994
Volume39
Issue1
Pages19-38
Publication date1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0312-2417 • E-ISSN: 2470-0363
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03122417.1994.11681525
OpenAlexW2252986969
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited31

In 1969, John Mulvaney wrote that: It is difficult for a prehistorian to assess Aboriginal art. Until recently it possessed no time depth ... Neither can an Australian prehistorians escape the conditioning influence of ethnographic data. A prehistorian may infer the methods of application or techniques of engraving from observation, but comment concerning motivation and meaning is beyond the scope of normal archaeological activities. Despite some later qualification (Mulvaney 1975:275), this statement aptly sums up feeling towards archaeological research on rock art that existed in the archaeological community in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Rock art was seen as irrelevant to the major issues then being addressed by Australian archaeology. Times have changed

Rock art · Scope (computer science · Statement (logic · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology