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    Extraordinary Back-to-Back Human and Animal Figures in the Art of Western Arnhem Land, Australia: One of the World's Largest Assemblages
    (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2022) Taçon, P.S.C.; May, S.K.; Goldhahn, J.; Taylor, L.; Brady, L.M.; Ressel, A.; Jalandoni, A.; Wesley, D.; Maralngurra, G.
    Depictions of mythical beings appear in many different forms of art world-wide, including rock art of various ages. In this paper we explore a particular type of imagery, back-to-back figures, consisting of two human-like figures or animals of the same species next to each other and facing in opposite directions. Some human-like doubles were joined at the back rather than side-by-side, but also face opposite directions. In this paper, we report on new research on rock art, bark paintings and recent paintings on paper and chart a 9000-year history of making aesthetically, symbolically and spiritually powerful back-to-back figures in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
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    Maliwawa figures—a previously undescribed Arnhem Land rock art style
    (Taylor and Francis Group, 2020) Taçon, P.S.C.; May, S.K.; Lamilami, R.; McKeague, F.; Johnston, I.G.; Jalandoni, A.; Wesley, D.; Sanz, I.D.; Brady, L.M.; Wright, D.; Goldhahn, J.
    In this paper, a previously undescribed rock art style consisting of large human figures and animals with stroke-line infill is introduced. These depictions have been named Maliwawa Figures. They are primarily found in northwest Arnhem Land and to date have been recorded at 87 sites from Awunbarna (Mount Borradaile area) to the Namunidjbuk clan state of the Wellington Range. There are solitary figures and others arranged in compositions or scenes. We describe the features of this style, its distribution, subject matter and probable age. The results of a detailed analysis of all sites are discussed and a new, refined Arnhem Land rock art chronology is presented. It is concluded that Maliwawa Figures are most likely to date between 6,000 to 9,400 years of age and to be contemporaneous with Northern Running Figures and Yam Figures found at sites to the south.