Carved trees and burial sites: Wiradjuri Elders share the hidden stories of marara and dhabuganha

One remarkable example of symbolic expression is the marara (carved trees or dendroglyphs) of Wiradjuri Country, in southeastern Australia. In a new Wiradjuri-led study, we have combined traditional cultural knowledge and archaeological methods to develop culturally and scientifically informed under...

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Main Authors: Caroline Spry, Brian Armstrong, Greg Ingram, Ian Sutherland, Lawrence Conyers
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Archaeology
Wiradjuri
First Nations
Burial sites
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.26181/24648054.v2
https://figshare.com/articles/composition/Carved_trees_and_burial_sites_Wiradjuri_Elders_share_the_hidden_stories_of_marara_and_dhabuganha/24648054
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Summary:One remarkable example of symbolic expression is the marara (carved trees or dendroglyphs) of Wiradjuri Country, in southeastern Australia. In a new Wiradjuri-led study, we have combined traditional cultural knowledge and archaeological methods to develop culturally and scientifically informed understanding of these sacred locations for the first time.

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