Radiocarbon age constraints for a Pleistocene-Holocene transition rock art style: The Northern Running Figures of the East Alligator River region, western Arnhem Land, Australia

被引：37

作者：

Jones, Tristen ^{[1
]}

Levchenko, Vladimir A. ^{[2
]}

King, Penelope L. ^{[3
]}

Troitzsch, Ulrike ^{[3
]}

Wesley, Daryl ^{[1
]}

Williams, A. Alan ^{[2
]}

Nayingull, Alfred ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Australian Natl Univ, Coll Asia & Pacific, Sch Culture Hist & Language, Dept Archaeol & Nat Hist, Coombs Bldg 9,Fellows Rd, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

[2] ANSTO, Ctr Accelerator Sci, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee Dc, NSW 2232, Australia

[3] Australian Natl Univ, RSES, Bldg 142,Mills Rd, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

[4] Djabulukgu Assoc Inc, 2255 Whites Rd, Jabiru, NT 0886, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS | 2017年 / 11卷

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Rock art; Radiocarbon dating; Early Holocene; Calcium oxalate minerals; LOWER PECOS REGION; SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS; OXALATE; PICTOGRAPHS; LICHEN; CRUST; OLD;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.11.016

中图分类号：

K85 [文物考古];

学科分类号：

0601 ;

摘要：

In this article we present nine radiocarbon age determinations producing a minimum age and a minimum age range for a regionally distinct rock art style known as the Northern Running Figures from Red Lily Lagoon, western Arnhem Land Australia. These radiocarbon determinations provide age constraints for both Pleistocene and early Holocene rock art in western Arnhem Land. The radiocarbon age determinations are produced from extracting calcium oxalate contained within mineral crusts associated with the rock art. Significantly this study employs a novel separation technique, designed to effectively isolate the oxalate compounds from the mineral crust sample using chemical pre-treatment, and demonstrates significant time offsets between radiocarbon age determinations for the calcium oxalates and other carbon inclusions contained within mineral crusts. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：80 / 89

页数：10

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