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Rock paintings of Mua Island: initial results from western Torres Strait

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Rock art studies in Torres Strait have received little attention. The Mua Island rock art project, a joint research endeavour between university archaeologists and the indigenous Islander community, aims to document known and previously unknown rock art sites on Mualgal traditional lands. This paper presents data obtained from systematic documentation of five rock art sites on the island using digital technology and computer enhancement techniques. It is part of a larger Torres Strait regional study, which seeks to examine long-term inter-regional interactions and social processes between southern Papua, Torres Strait and Cape York through temporal and spatial analyses of artistic conventions.

Source: Rock Art Research

DOI: 10.69978/rar.v21i1.448

Authors: Liam M. Brady, Bruno David, Louise Manas, No Value Mualgal, Ian J. McNiven

Language: English

Topic: Archaeology and Rock Art Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Monash University, School of Science, Monash University Malaysia

OpenAlex ID: W2622896199

FWCI: 11.4

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Cited by: 7

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