Maliwawa figures—a previously undescribed Arnhem Land rock art style

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dc.contributor.authorTaçon, P.S.C.
dc.contributor.authorMay, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorLamilami, R.
dc.contributor.authorMcKeague, F.
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, I.G.
dc.contributor.authorJalandoni, A.
dc.contributor.authorWesley, D.
dc.contributor.authorSanz, I.D.
dc.contributor.authorBrady, L.M.
dc.contributor.authorWright, D.
dc.contributor.authorGoldhahn, J.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPaul S.C. Tac, on, Sally K. May, Ronald Lamilami, Fiona McKeague, Iain G. Johnston, Andrea Jalandoni, Daryl Wesley, Ines Domingo Sanz, Liam M. Brady, Duncan Wright and Joakim Goldhahn
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Archaeology, 2020; 86(3):208-225
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03122417.2020.1818361
dc.identifier.issn0312-2417
dc.identifier.issn2470-0363
dc.identifier.orcidMay, S.K. [0000-0003-2805-023X]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/134678
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0877463
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0882985
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160101832
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL160100123
dc.rights© 2020 Australian Archaeological Association
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03122417.2020.1818361
dc.subjectRock paintings; Arnhem Land; Maliwawa; chronology; scenes; Namunidjbuk; Awunbarna
dc.titleMaliwawa figures—a previously undescribed Arnhem Land rock art style
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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