An investigation, using synchrotron radiation and other techniques, of the composition of San rock art paints and excavated pigments from Maqonqu shelter, and comparative paint data from three other sites in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

This study aimed to: 1) characterise the individual San parietal art rock art paint colours; 2) relate paint compositions to erosion susceptibility; 3) determine if paint pigments can be related to pigment samples excavated from a Shelter deposit, and/or a variety of field samples; and 4) determine...

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Main Author: Escott, Boyd John.
Other Authors: Hughes, Jeffrey C.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7920