Skip to main content
Fig. 1 | Heritage Science

Fig. 1

From: Artificial weathering of rock types bearing petroglyphs from Murujuga, Western Australia

Fig. 1

Rock art on Murujuga. The dark red surface is the rock varnish. The varnish was removed by the artists to uncover the lighter weathered rind of the rock to produce the petroglyphs. a Landscape on Murujuga with intact rock varnish. b, c ,d ,f Different petroglyphs. e Effect of physical weathering of an unworked surface, causing varnish flaking off, which would have destroyed any petroglyphs that might have been present

Back to article page