Rock art figures dated at 12,000 years

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 February Rock art figures dated at 12000 years Rock art figures dated at 12,000 years 06/05/2020 | 4 MINS Archaeologists at LIT are part of a national team of researchers that has been able to more accurately date a significant number of the KimberleyΓÇÖs most remarkable ancient rock art to more than 10,000 years ago. In a landmark paper published today in Science Advances, the age of the Gwion Gwion rock art in the East Kimberley is determined to be around 12,000 years old. Professor Peter Veth, Director of LITΓÇÖs Oceans Institute and one of the projectΓÇÖs chief investigators, said the Kimberley region of Western Australia hosted thousands of rock art sites with some earlier depictions in a remarkably good state of preservation. ΓÇ£They provide a window into how Aboriginal people thought and lived in a socially and environmentally dynamic world and are of great significance to Kimberley Traditional Owners today,ΓÇ¥ Professor Veth said. ΓÇ£One of the best known styles showing human figures with complex headdress and body ornaments is the Gwion

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 February Rock art figures dated at 12000 years Rock art figures dated at 12,000 years 06/05/2020 | 4 MINS Archaeologists at LIT are part of a national team of researchers that has been able to more accurately date a significant number of the KimberleyΓÇÖs most remarkable ancient rock art to more than 10,000 years ago.

In a landmark paper published today in Science Advances, the age of the Gwion Gwion rock art in the East Kimberley is determined to be around 12,000 years old.

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