Rock Art
The rock art at Gatecliff Rockshelter includes white, red, yellow, and orange pigments; black was not used on the walls but decorated small stones. The paint materials are derived from local sources. Of the images, fifty-three were recognizable with 13 different motifs and some unidentifiable blotches. The important images include human anthropomorphs and linear arrangements. “Cupule” motifs account for 11 percent of the images, handprints 9 percent, and bisected chevrons 7 present.
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