The role of hair in myth, art and religion is dealt with only in the most cursory manner, while the possibilities for textual analysis offered by movies, magazines and music videos are barely explored.

However, despite the growing interest in this field of study, there has been no examination of this social group right through the late-medieval period and many aspects of its history remain problematic, even barely explored.

It is said to have been barely explored, due to the tree on top (see Basement 2 picture).

IN a lush, primeval forest of Vietnam, barely explored even by the villagers who live nearby, scientists have identified an entirely new species of mammal: a cowlike creature with the glossy coat of a horse, the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope.

They've barely explored their biggest growth market.

The offshore fishing for billfish, marlin and tuna is, by world standards, barely explored.

Katz's work on images of masculinity in media extends to his examination of "a crucial but barely explored topic of cultural studies analysis: the role of media culture in the construction of presidential masculinity."

LEAD: The "barely explored world of biotechnology beyond the imagination of Steven Spielberg" seems to carry a price tag beyond the imagination of King Midas.

The gorge has a unique ecosystem with species of animals and plants barely explored and affected by human influence.

To be sure, the larger species might have existed on Ireta when the expedition had first landed; they'd barely explored the continental basement shield area before the mutiny.