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Year 8 Science

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INDIGENOUS ROCK ART

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Fact Sheet
Characteristics of Indigenous rock art
Aboriginal Rock Art of the Kimberly
A Where, What, Who, When and Why of Indigenous rock art
Bradshaw Rock Paintings (Gwion Gwion)
Virtual tour of an important rock art site in the Kimberley region, WA
Nauwalabila I
Encyclopaedia Britannica article on an ancient site with evidence of Aboriginal settlement from 50,000 years ago

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VIDEO : Making ochre at Iuyni mungalina

INDIGENOUS TOOLS

Science, technology and engineering
Indigenous engineering, tools and technology. Includes links to other useful sites
3D reconstruction of an ancient Indigenous stone tool
Nuclear techniques allow archaeologists to see into an embedded section of an ancient Indigenous stone tool

Books in the Secondary Library

Loving country : a guide to sacred Australia

ROCK ART MATERIALS

Rock Art:
Includes information on mineral paints
Limestone What is Limestone and How is it Used?
Describes different kinds of limestone
Earth Resources : Kaolin
Kaolin and its uses. Includes links to other sites
When bacteria tell a story: tracing Indigenous Australian ochre sources via microbial ‘fingerprinting’
A new method for pinpointing the geological origins of ochre found in Indigenous artefacts.
How has Indigenous rock art lasted so long?
On the properties of rock art materials
Aboriginal Ochre Painting Colour Palettes

5 Indigenous engineering feats you should know about

5 Indigenous feats you should know about. Australian Geographic

The Kimberly Raft

Thuwarri Thaa Aboriginal ochre mine

Budj Bim eel traps

Yidaki / Didgeridoo

Brewarrina fish traps

Last Updated: Jul 12, 2023 9:41 AM
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Subjects: Science, Year 8

Tags: art, geology, science