Robert G. Gunn
Affiliate Researcher, Monash University
Dr Robert Gunn is a consultant archaeologist with over 35 years’ experience and who specialises in the recording and management of Australian Aboriginal rock art. He has published over 50 papers and monographs, mostly on areas of rock art research. He has worked throughout Australia with research interests in Arnhem Land, Central Australia, Western Victoria, south-western regions of Western Australia, and Far Western NSW. This work has involved the collection of both archaeological and ethnographic information and, consequently, he has worked closely with senior Aboriginal custodians and traditional owners. Robert completed his PhD at Monash University, Australia, in 2007. He is currently a Research Fellow affiliated with Monash Indigenous Study Centre, Monash University, and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage.
BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
Pundawar Manbur
Robert G. Gunn
This monograph offers the first detailed study of Pundawar Manbur, a major Kimberley rock art site with 600+ paintings and engravings. It reveals complex superimpositions, reuse practices, and imagery spanning thousands of years, highlighting its cultural significance in Kwini Country. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access
Art of the Ancestors: Spatial and temporal patterning in the ceiling rock art of Nawarla Gabarnmang, Arnhem Land, Australia
Robert G. Gunn
This volume, focusing on the ceiling art at Nawarla Gabarnmang, one of the richest rock art sites in Arnhem Land (in Australia’s Northern Territory), presents a new systematic approach to the archaeological recording and documentation of rock art developed to analyse the spatial and temporal structure of complex rock art panels. READ MORE
Paperback: £150.00 | Open Access