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Cupule engravings from Jinmium–Granilpi (northern Australia) and beyond: exploration of a widespread and enigmatic class of rock markings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Paul S.C. Taçon ,
Richard Fullagar ,
Sven Ouzman  and
Ken Mulvaney
Paul S.C. Taçon
Affiliation:
Taçon & Fullagar, Anthropology, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. [email protected]
Richard Fullagar
Affiliation:
Taçon & Fullagar, Anthropology, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. [email protected]
Sven Ouzman
Affiliation:
Ouzman, Rock Art Department, National Museum of South Africa, PO Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
Ken Mulvaney
Affiliation:
Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority, GPO Box 1890, Darwin NT 0801, Australia
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Abstract

Antiquity last year reported a startlingly old series of dates from Jinmium in tropical north Australia. At Jinmium are old rock-engravings, the pecked cups or cupules that are widespread in Australia. This study of the Jinmium cupules goes beyond that immediate topic to broader issues.

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Antiquity , Volume 71 , Issue 274 , December 1997 , pp. 942 - 965
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