One colour, (at least) two minerals: a study of mulberry rock art pigment and a mulberry pigment ‘quarry’ from the Kimberley, northern Australia

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dc.contributor.authorHuntley, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAubert, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBrand, HEAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMorwood, MJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-08T01:17:16Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-12-08T01:17:16Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2013-01-12en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-11-12en_AU
dc.description.abstractDistinctive mulberry paintings found in northern Australia, particularly those of the Kimberley region, have been argued to represent some of the oldest surviving rock art on the continent. Significant research efforts continue to focus on resolving the age of these motifs, but comparatively little attention has been given to understanding their physical composition and potential source(s). In a pilot investigation, we conclude that (at least) two mineralogically distinct mulberry pigments occur in Gwion motifs and demonstrate that their major components can be indicatively chemically differentiated, non-invasively. Characterization of a 'quarried' mulberry ochre source demonstrates that these pigments occur locally as natural minerals. Copyright © 2015 University of Oxford.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipAustralian Research Council (ARC). Grant Numbers: LP0991845, DP110102898en_AU
dc.identifier.citationHuntley, J., Aubert, M., Ross, J., Brand, H. E. A., & Morwood, M. J. (2015). One colour, (at least) two minerals: a study of mulberry rock art pigment and a mulberry pigment ‘quarry 'from the Kimberley, northern Australia. Archaeometry, 57(1), 77-99. doi:10.1111/arcm.12073en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0003-813Xen_AU
dc.identifier.issue1en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleArchaeometryen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination77-99en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12073en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/12386en_AU
dc.identifier.volume57en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Incen_AU
dc.subjectPigmentsen_AU
dc.subjectPaintsen_AU
dc.subjectMineralsen_AU
dc.subjectCultural objectsen_AU
dc.subjectX-ray diffractionen_AU
dc.subjectSynchrotronsen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.titleOne colour, (at least) two minerals: a study of mulberry rock art pigment and a mulberry pigment ‘quarry’ from the Kimberley, northern Australiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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