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'Those paintings belong to us': How an indigenous-led project is harnessing technology to protect Kakadu's rock art

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By Alfred Nayinggul, Sam Provost, Gaby Clark Verified, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Kakadu National Park has become one of Australia's most prized cultural landscapes since it was added to the World Heritage List in 1981. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to the region, usually during the dry season, to witness the magical gunwardebim (local Kunwinjku language term for rock art) at Ubirr. However, increasing tourism and accelerated climate change have exacerbated the threats to Ubirr and other cultural heritage sites in Kakadu.
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‘Those paintings belong to us’: how an Indigenous-led project is harnessing technology to protect Kakadu’s rock art

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By Alfred Nayinggul, Sam Provost
| The Conversation Verified
Kakadu National Park has become one of Australia’s most prized cultural landscapes since it was added to the World Heritage List in 1981. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to the region, usually during the dry season, to witness the magical gunwardebim (local Kunwinjku language term for rock art) at Ubirr. However, increasing tourism and accelerated climate change have exacerbated the threats to Ubirr and other cultural heritage sites in Kakadu.
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New analysis unlocks the hidden meaning of 15,000-year-old rock art in Arnhem Land

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By Jarrad Daniel Kowlessar, Alfred Nayinggul, Daryl Wesley, Ian Moffat
| Phys.org Verified
Rock art is one of the most intriguing records of the human past—it directly represents how our ancestors viewed their world. This provides a fundamentally different perspective compared to other archaeological items, such as stone artifacts. Despite this beguiling potential, rock art research can be highly challenging. Different researchers can have contrasting interpretations of what the same image means. Sometimes they can't even agree on what the rock art represents.
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