Pigments, binders, and ages of rock art at Viuda Quenzana, Santa Cruz, Patagonia (Argentina)

@article{Brook2018PigmentsBA,
  title={Pigments, binders, and ages of rock art at Viuda Quenzana, Santa Cruz, Patagonia (Argentina)},
  author={George A. Brook and Nora Viviana Franco and Alexander Cherkinsky and Agust{\'i}n Acevedo and Danae Fiore and Timothy R. Pope and Richard D. Weimar and Gregory Neher and Hayden A. Evans and Tina T. Salguero},
  journal={Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports},
  year={2018}
}
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