Preserving the rock art of Kakadu: Formative conservation trials during the 1980s

Human interactions with the world and each other across time are most clearly represented in one of the most enduring legacies of humanity – rock art. Found around the world, the creativity and complex cultural interactions and associations of First Nations peoples are illustrated in these paintings...

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Main Authors: Marshall, Melissa, Lee, Jeffrey, O’Loughlin, Gabrielle, May, Kadeem, Huntley, Jillian
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: ANU Press 2022
Subjects:
Heritage and cultural conservation
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
Social Science
2104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture
First Nations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10072/422856
https://doi.org/10.22459/TA55.2022
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Summary:Human interactions with the world and each other across time are most clearly represented in one of the most enduring legacies of humanity – rock art. Found around the world, the creativity and complex cultural interactions and associations of First Nations peoples are illustrated in these paintings, engravings and other media, conveying inherent understandings of relationships with Country, culture and kin. Here in Australia, this creative practice is shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in cultural landscapes stretching across the country from the remote tropical north of Western Australia to the cold landscapes of Tasmania. Full Text

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