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Finger fluting

In prehistoric art, finger flutings are lines that fingers leave on a soft surface. Considered a form of cave painting, they occur in caves throughout southern Australia, New Guinea, and southwestern Europe, and were presumably made over a considerable time span including some or all of the Upper Paleolithic. Most are not obvious figures or symbols but…

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Kevin J. SharpeLeslie Van GelderAlexander MarshackFrancesco d'ErricoGender
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Prehistoric artCave paintingCavesUpper PaleolithicMoonmilk
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Finger fluting → Aboriginal Australia, Aboriginal Studies, Alexander, Antiquity, Art, Australia, Australian Institute, Bednarik, Breuil, Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Canberra, Cave Art, Cave Marking, Centre, Chamber A1, December, Documentations Prehistoriques, Europe, Evidence, Finger Flutings
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Finger fluting → Bednarik, Kevin, Leslie Van Gelder, Sharpe, The, Their, They, Van Gelder

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Bednarikinstance ofit has been modified in its application by others0.80text
Francesco d'Erricoinstance ofit has been modified in its application by others0.80text
and Michel Lorblanchetinstance ofit has been modified in its application by others0.80text
flutings.Forensic analysisOne of their additions to this methodological baseinstance ofIt forms the backbone of research into line markings0.80text
Sharpeinstance ofIt forms the backbone of research into line markings0.80text
Van Gelder call a 'Forensic Analysis.' In thisinstance ofIt forms the backbone of research into line markings0.80text
they record where possible whether the left or right hand made the unit under examinationinstance ofIt forms the backbone of research into line markings0.80text
as indicated by the presence of marks that the first or fifth fingerinstance ofIt forms the backbone of research into line markings0.80text
flutingsinstance ofIt forms the backbone of research into line markings0.80text
Finger flutinghas methodBednarik0.60section
Finger flutinghas methodKevin0.60section
Finger flutinghas methodSharpe0.60section

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