West Lewis Rock Art and Stone Features

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Abstract

Almost 1,430 motifs were recorded on West Lewis Island’s basalt geology along with 10 stone structures. As well as having a deeper time depth (including dot-headed anthropomorphs), this art records historic encounters with whalers and pastoralists.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMurujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming. Rock art, stone features and excavations across the Dampier Archipelago
EditorsJO McDonald, Ken Mulvaney
Place of PublicationAustralia
PublisherUWA Publishing
Chapter9
Pages341-388
Number of pages49
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-76080-243-1
ISBN (Print)978-1-76080-255-4
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

Publication series

NameCRAR+M Monograph Series
PublisherUWA Publishing
Number2

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