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	FINGER MARKINGS AND THE WILLANDRA LAKES FOOTPRINT SITE, SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA
	Franklin, N. R.; Habgood, P. J.
通讯作者	Franklin, NR (corresponding author), Univ Queensland, Sch Social Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia.
来源期刊	ROCK ART RESEARCH
ISSN	0813-0426
出版年	2009
卷号	26 期号:2 页码:199-203
英文摘要	This paper attempts to contribute to the discussion of finger markings or flutings found in limestone caves around the world by presenting data on two crescent-shaped grooves made in soft clay and found amongst the largest known collection of Pleistocene human footprints in the world, in the Willandra Lakes region of south-eastern Australia. The site represents activities of a band of Aboriginal people during the last glacial maximum, between about 17 000 and 23 000 years ago. Pintubi people from central Australia identified the grooves as finger markings made by children playing on the clay surface of an ephemeral soak. The markings are similar to the finger flutings found elsewhere in Australia and in other parts of the world on montmilch deposits on the walls and ceilings of limestone caves. They are amongst the oldest markings of this kind. If the Pintubi interpretation is correct, these markings are extremely rare examples of what was once probably a widespread form of marking world-wide, preserved in clay in the open air, rather than the much more usual limestone caves. This paper highlights the remarkable continuity in the practice of making such markings over a considerable period of time, from this site through to observations that finger markings were still being made during ceremonies in the Western Desert in the 1960s.
英文关键词	Archaeology Willandra Lakes Finger marking Footprint
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000270760100016
WOS类目	Archaeology ; Art
WOS研究方向	Archaeology ; Art
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/360734
作者单位	[Franklin, N. R.; Habgood, P. J.] Univ Queensland, Sch Social Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Franklin, N. R.,Habgood, P. J.. FINGER MARKINGS AND THE WILLANDRA LAKES FOOTPRINT SITE, SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA[J],2009,26(2):199-203.
APA	Franklin, N. R.,&Habgood, P. J..(2009).FINGER MARKINGS AND THE WILLANDRA LAKES FOOTPRINT SITE, SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA.ROCK ART RESEARCH,26(2),199-203.
MLA	Franklin, N. R.,et al."FINGER MARKINGS AND THE WILLANDRA LAKES FOOTPRINT SITE, SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA".ROCK ART RESEARCH 26.2(2009):199-203.