History & Culture
This 17,500-year-old kangaroo has been recognised as Australia’s oldest Aboriginal rock painting
The artwork has been dated between 17,500 and 17,100 years old — making it Australia’s oldest known in-situ rock painting.
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History & Culture
Australia’s top 7 Aboriginal rock art sites
Australia is home to some of the oldest and most prolific collections of rock art in the world, and interpreting these ancient artworks provides valuable insights into our history.
History & Culture
Rock art reveals secrets of Australia’s first settlers
The biggest rock art study in Australian history may shed light on when Indigenous Australians first arrived.
Destinations
Australian Geographic Adventures: ep 3 pt 3
We take a look at some sacred Aboriginal rock art in the Hawkesbury region
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Indonesian cave art sets new record
Ancient paintings found in caves on Sulawesi may be the oldest artworks found outside Europe.
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Heritage listing for NSW Aboriginal cave
One of the most important Aboriginal rock art sites in NSW may soon be protected by law.
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Aboriginal rock art may depict first sea arrivals
Ancient rock paintings discovered on an Australian Geographic expedition offer a new view of history.
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Did mega-drought destroy Aboriginal culture?
A new study suggests that ancient Kimberley rock art may record the demise of a local Aboriginal culture.
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$4 million endowment for rock art research
A new focus on Kimberley rock art aims to uncover secrets about Australia’s earliest inhabitants.
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New threat to world’s largest rock art collection
Pilbara Aboriginal art faces new industrial threats, even though it’s been found worthy of World Heritage listing.