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[edit] Some starting points
[edit] Murujuga
- Briefly known as the Burrup Peninsula.
I did a 'move over redirect' move - a edit not generally deprecated. But if anyone objects ... Fred.e or at the redirect talk page to be your own undoing (is dprctd!)
- Includes some ocean areas. Also known as Dampier Rock Art Precinct.
[edit] Key points
- Dampier area
- Pilbara region
- Petroglyph
- Standing stones, alignments (1000's)
- 10 000y+ to present (pre ice age, at least 8 000 y.o.)
- avian, marine and terrestial fauna detailed
- extinct species e.g. thylacine detailed
- complex human scenes and representations of styles from many pilbara areas with outstanding chronological verifiers.
- Evolving styles, excellent provenance, exceptional arrangements.
- Best national examples of petroglyph, standing stones, carved and painted Stoneface arts. Greatest concentration perhaps in world. 100s of thousands.
- from a Western POV: Museum, Gallery, History, University. Operating Manual and guide book.
- Identified as top 100, world heritage.
- Multidiscipline research potential
- In the News! Currently threatened by Gas pipeline
- and ?
[edit] Other points
- Middens
- Massacres, Flying Foam and others
- Marine life
- 5 Green turtle species
- richest in marine invertebrates outside Gr Barrier
- They got dugongs, how can it fail to please.
- ’Archaic faces’ style found across arid-Australia
- Definite Feature Article material.
- Pearling, whaling
- [[Cossack}}
- Geoscientific significance, Plate tectonics.
[edit] See Also
- Kimberley region of Western Australia
- Bradshaws
- Carnarvon Gorge
- Australian Aboriginal art
- Category:Australian Aboriginal art
- Category:Australian Aboriginal culture
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