Radiocarbon dating uses the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon (14C) to measure time
and date objects containing carbon-bearing material. With a half-life of 5,700±30 years …

This manuscript seeks to facilitate meta-analysis of cross-disciplinary ochre studies by
advocating for a common vocabulary and clarifying the definition of “ochre” as used by …

For most of the period of human occupation of Sahul (the combined Pleistocene landmass of
Australia and New Guinea), lower sea levels exposed an extensive area of the northwest of …

The peopling of Sahul (the combined landmass of New Guinea and Australia) is a topic of
much debate. The Kimberley region of Western Australia holds many of Australia's oldest …

There is a popular idea that archaic humans commonly used wooden clubs as their
weapons. This is not based on archaeological finds, which are minimal from the Pleistocene …

Abstract Distinctive, dark‐coloured, glaze‐like mineral accretions are common on low‐angle
surfaces in sandstone rock shelters in the Kimberley region of north‐western Australia …

One of the fundamental lines of rock art research is chronological attribution of images. State-
of-the-art methodology includes a set of direct and indirect approaches aimed at correlation …

Cave Art in the Upper Paleolithic presents a boost of creativity and visual thinking. What can
explain these savant-like paintings? The normal brain function in modern man rarely …

The geochemical sourcing and characterisation of lithic assemblages is surprisingly rare in
Australian archaeology. The studies that have been undertaken have overwhelmingly …

Even though the study of animal depictions in early art is one of the most researched topics
in rock art, interpretations have often been anthropocentric. Rather than seeing how human …