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A naturalistic painting of a kangaroo in Australia. Image credit: Peter Veth / Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation / Pauline Heaney.

Australia’s Oldest Known Rock Painting is a Kangaroo

Feb 23, 2021 by News Staff

A 2-m- (6.6-foot) long painting of a kangaroo in a rock shelter in the north-eastern Kimberley region of Western Australia is dated to between 17,500...

A typical remnant mud wasp nest (A) overlying pigment from a Gwion motif before removal and (B) the remainder with pigment revealed underneath. Image credit: Damien Finch.

Ancient Nests of Mud Wasps Used to Date Australian Aboriginal Rock Art

Feb 7, 2020 by News Staff

Mud wasp nests have helped establish a date for the Gwion Gwion rock art in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. A typical remnant mud wasp nest...