Pundawar Manbur

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Authors and Affiliations

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Rock Art of the Kimberley, Western Australia

Chapter 3: Pundawar Manbur: Background and Approach

Chapter 4: Geological and Geomorphological Setting, from the Plateau to the Site

PART A: Pundawar Manbur Art Panel A

Introduction: Art Panel A

Chapter 5: The Art of Art Panel A1

Chapter 6: The Art of Art Panel A2

Chapter 7: The Art of Art Panel A3

Chapter 8: The Art of Art Panel A4

Chapter 9: The Art of Art Panel A5

PART B: Pundawar Manbur Art Panels B–L

Introduction: Art Panels B–L

Chapter 10: The Art of Art Panel B

Chapter 11: The Art of Art Panel C

Chapter 12: The Art of Art Panel D

Chapter 13: The Art of Art Panel E

Chapter 14: The Art of Art Panel F

Chapter 15: The Art of Art Panel G

Chapter 16: The Art of Art Panel H

Chapter 17: The Art of Art Panel J

Chapter 18: The Art of Art Panel K

Chapter 19: The Art of Art Panel L

PART C: Superpositions at Pundawar Manbur

Introduction: Superpositions at Pundawar Manbur

Chapter 20: Art Panel A1 Superpositions

Chapter 21: Art Panel A2 Superpositions

Chapter 22: Art Panel A3 Superpositions

Chapter 23: Art Panel A4 Superpositions

Chapter 24: Art Panel A5 Superpositions

Chapter 25: The Art Sequence and Chronology of Pundawar Manbur

Chapter 26: Conclusion

References

Appendix 1: Art Panel A Motif List

Appendix 2: Art Panels B–L Motif List

Appendix 3: Pundawar Manbur Motif Tallies for Art Panel A 

About the Author

Dr Robert Gunn is a consultant archaeologist and independent researcher with over 45 years’ experience in the recording and management of Australian Aboriginal rock art. He has published over 100 articles and monographs, mostly on areas of rock art research. He has worked throughout Australia, with research interests in the Kimberley, Arnhem Land, Central Australia, western Victoria, southern Western Australia, and western New South Wales. His work involves the collection of both archaeological and ethnographic information, working closely with senior Aboriginal custodians and traditional owners. Robert completed his PhD at Monash University (Australia) in 2017.

Professor Bruno David (Monash University) is an archaeologist who researches First Nations homelands (in Aboriginal Australia, known as ‘Country’) in close partnership with Indigenous communities who request such research. He has undertaken field research in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Mexico in the USA. Bruno is an Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow. He has published 17 academic books and c. 300 refereed papers on various aspects of landscape and coastal archaeology, rock art, and the archaeology of oral traditions.