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Australian rock art : a new synthesis

by Robert Layton

This survey of Australian rock art examines its cultural significance and evolution over 15,000 years. Archaeological data illustrates how traditions changed in response to environmental shifts, social organisation, and European colonial settlement.

Accession 29707 ISBN 0521346665 Publisher Cambridge University Press
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