#arnhemland — Public Fediverse posts
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#RockArt depicting the iconic #RainbowSerpent, and other large-format #paintings, became far more common in #ArnhemLand after European settlement, reflecting a broad shift in style, materials, and technique.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03122417.2026.2676505?scroll=top&needAccess=true#d1e313 #science #anthropology #archaeology #archeology #art #painting #FirstNations #AboriginalAustralians #australia #NorthernTerritory
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A 6.8m Rainbow Serpent with a crocodile head, 29 of them in 27 sq km, and Australia’s only rock art whale with baleen. Awunbarna’s giants were painted as the buffalo shooters arrived. #RockArt #ArnhemLand #Archaeology https://www.anthropology.net/p/why-the-rainbow-serpents-of-awunbarna