Paul Taçon
Paul S.C. Taçon (born 1958) is an
anthropologist and
archaeologist based in Australia. He has conducted field work in Australia,
Botswana,
Cambodia, Canada, China, India,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
Thailand,
South Africa and the United States. In 2011, he was appointed the first chair in Rock Art research at
Griffith University on the
Gold Coast, Australia. Taçon has made several key archaeological discoveries in Australia, most notably in western
Arnhem Land (NT) and
Wollemi National Park (NSW). These include the earliest
rock art evidence of warfare in the world, the origins of the
Rainbow Serpent, significant new Arnhem Land rock art sites, rock art discoveries in Wollemi National Park and the oldest rock paintings of Southeast Asian watercraft in Australia.
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