▁ago . ▁▁ ▁A ▁different ▁perspective ▁on ▁D rie k ops ▁E il and ▁does ▁not ▁disc ount ▁this ▁possibility , ▁that ▁different ▁identity ▁groups ▁have ▁given ▁rise ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁vari ability ▁between ▁sites , ▁but ▁questions ▁whether ▁assigning ▁vari ability ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁eth nic ▁or ▁cultural ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁instance ▁does ▁not ▁perhaps ▁over look ▁degrees ▁of ▁complexity ▁and ▁other ▁possible ▁factors . ▁This ▁approach ▁draw s ▁on ▁arch ae ological ▁sources , ▁eth n ographic ▁cl ues , ▁and ▁p ala e o - environment al ▁data ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁environmental ▁setting ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁a ▁loc us ▁of ▁particular ▁cultural ▁and ▁social ▁significance . ▁Eth n ographic ▁accounts , ▁including ▁those ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁significance ▁of ▁water , ▁show ▁how ▁features ▁in ▁the ▁landscape ▁could ▁be ▁im bu ed ▁with ▁meaning . ▁ ▁Places ▁and ▁rock ▁faces ▁could ▁become ▁meaning ful ▁supports , ▁medi ating ▁spirit ▁world s , ▁the ▁surfaces ▁bearing ▁the ▁rock ▁art ▁images ▁being ▁a ▁“ most ▁fundamental ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁context ”. ▁ ▁The ▁eng rav ings ▁as ▁resid ues ▁of ▁rit ual ▁practices ▁Eth n ographic ▁sources , ▁moreover , ▁refer ▁to ▁rit ual ▁practices , ▁specifically ▁the ▁female ▁pub ert y ▁r ites , ▁which ▁have ▁( or ▁had ) ▁a ▁specific ▁ge ographical ▁focus ▁at ▁the ▁water ▁source . ▁Fa cial ▁or ▁body ▁mark ing , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁the ▁da ub ing ▁of ▁objects , ▁with ▁och re , ▁scar ification , ▁and ▁other ▁modes