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Nanguluwur or Nanguluwu is a small art site in the Kakadu National Park, [1] near Nourlangie Rock, which is reached via the Gubara road then a 1.7 km walking track.Several rock art styles are represented here including hand stencils, dynamic figures in large head-dresses carrying spears and boomerangs, representations of Namandi spirits and mythical figures, including Alkajko, a female spirit ...
The art itself— painted in a distinct red ochre, which may have “come from a mineral anomaly close to the site,” according to the study—features pictograms of geometric designs, nature ...
Nyero rock paintings date to before 1250 CE. They were first documented in 1913 and later described by researchers as largely of geometric nature. [1] This type of rock art is part of a homogeneous tradition often depicted in red pigment, spreading across east, central and parts of southern Africa, matching the distribution of the Late Stone Age hunter-gatherer culture.
The Mwela Rock Paintings are a national monument of Zambia, about 4.8 kilometers (3.0 mi) east of Kasama. [1] [2]The rock paintings (about 700 in all) are in caves and overhangs spread over a very wide area of bush, north of the Kasama Isoka road at 10°10' S 31°13' E, [3] where a signpost denotes the ‘Mwela Rocks National Monument’ with an entry kiosk and guides to escort visitors.
The Gwion Gwion rock paintings, Gwion figures, Kiro Kiro or Kujon (also known as the Bradshaw rock paintings, Bradshaw rock art, Bradshaw figures and the Bradshaws) are one of the two major regional traditions of rock art found in the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. [1][2] Key traditional owners have published their own ...
Ubirr. Ubirr, once referred to as Obiri Rock, so-named by C. P. Mountford, [1] is a rock formation within the East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia, and is known for its rock art. It consists of a group of rock outcrops on the edge of the Nadab floodplain where there are several natural shelters ...
Panaramitee Style, also known as track and circle or Classic Panaramitee, is a particular type of pecked engravings found in Australian rock art, created by Aboriginal peoples of the continent. [1] The style, named after Panaramitee sheep station, located in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, where they were first identified, depicts a ...
The Sabu-Jaddi rock art site in Sudan is a unique cluster of more than 1600 rock drawings from different historical periods expanding for more than 6000 years through different eras of Nubian civilization. [ 1] however, exactly when the people living in this region began creating these images is still unknown. [ 2]