Ref ID:	29296
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Wilson, Meredith Spriggs, Matthew Lawson, Ewan
Title:	Dating the rock art of Vanuatu: AMS radiocarbon determinations from abandoned mud-wasp nests and charcoal pigment found in superimposition
Date:	2001
Source:	Rock Art Research
Abstract:	This paper reports eleven AMS radiocarbon dates obtained from carbon-bearing substances relating to rock art. Dates were obtained on charcoal paintings/drawings, on pollen present within abandoned mud-wasp nests, and on insects trapped in the core of mud-wasp nests both underlying and overlying hand stencils. Results are discussed in light of previous research which identifies a possible ‘Austronesian’ rock art tradition for western Melanesia.
Date Created:	11/25/2008
Volume:	18
Number:	1
Page Start:	24
Page End:	32