Accelerator radiocarbon dating of plant-fibre binders in rock paintings from northeastern Australia

Antiquity ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 67 (255) ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Watchman ◽  
Noelene Cole

During the late Holocene, Aboriginal rock painters in north Queensland selected and combined various natural inorganic and organic materials in paint recipes – possibly to increase the longevity of their paintings. The organic materials make direct radiocarbon dating possible.

Nature ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 348 (6303) ◽  
pp. 710-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Russ ◽  
Marian Hyman ◽  
Harry J. Shafer ◽  
Marvin W. Rowe

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