Hundreds of years ago, in a cramped cave, Indigenous people in Australia painted a pair of watercraft whose origins have puzzled archaeologists since the artworks' discovery about 50 years ago. Now, a ...
Multiple archaeologists and Indigenous art experts refuted posts online claiming to feature an Aboriginal painting depicting the Wandjina -- a rainmaker spirit -- in Western Australia. The image of a ...
In a recent study, the researchers theorized that Linear Naturalistic Figures found in western Australia reveal the ancient kinship between animals and humans. Linear Naturalistic Figure (LNF) of a ...
“All our stories are written on these stones,” says Corey Adams, a traditional Aboriginal custodian of the Murujuga land we are standing on in Western Australia. He is showing me around the densest ...
Tony Abbott’s documentary Australia: a History makes for enjoyable rather than compelling viewing. Still, a worthwhile ...
In a devastating hit to global world heritage, vandals struck South Australia’s Koonalda Cave on on Nullarbor Plain, destroying 30,000-year-old artwork at the national heritage site. The cave is ...
Archaeologist and anthropologist Sue Smalldon sits among ancient rocks at Deep Gorge on the Burrup peninsula in the north of Western Australia [File: Greg Wood/AFP] The United Nations cultural ...
ADELAIDE, Australia — Australian authorities say vandals have destroyed rock art believed to be some 30,000 years old. The vandals appeared to have removed parts of a barbed wire fence at Koonalda ...
BYU’s Museum of Art hosted an artist panel to commemorate the "Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu" exhibition on Oct. 10.
On Australia’s northwestern Burrup Peninsula, the unchecked emissions of the petrochemical industry are not only threatening the region’s natural environment, but also its rich cultural heritage. The ...