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Rock ArtSite Name: Pibara Petroglyphs Alternative Name: Weelumurra CaveCountry: Australia
NOTE: This site is 34.152 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Tom Price
Latitude: 22.6939S Longitude: 117.793100E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Mining giant BHP Billiton was poised to destroy many more significant Aboriginal sites in the central Pilbara, Western Australia to expand its $4.5bn South Flank iron ore mining operation, even though its own reports show it is aware that the traditional owners are deeply opposed to the move. Photo left: 46,000 year old Rock Shelter site which was destroyed in a blast to expand the Brockman 4 iron ore mine.
In documents seen by Guardian Australia, a BHP archaeological survey identified rock shelters that were occupied between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago and noted that evidence in the broader area showed “occupation of the surrounding landscape has been ongoing for approximately 40,000 years”.
BHP’s report in September 2019 identified 22 sites of artefacts scatters, culturally modified trees, rock shelters with painted rock art, stone arrangements, and 40 “built structures … believed to be potential archaeological sites”.
Rio Tinto blames 'misunderstanding' for destruction of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site
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Under section 18 of the Western Australian Aboriginal Heritage Act, the traditional owners – in this case the Banjima people – are unable to lodge objections or to prevent their sacred sites from being damaged.
Location given is for the town of Tom Price,
Read more in The Guardian and see below for more information and links
Note: More than 100 ancient Aboriginal sites in Western Australia, some of which date before the last Ice Age, could still be destroyed by mining companies which have already obtained legal permission to do so. Prof Marcia Langton: Public attention is all that is keeping some companies from destroying many more sites. UPDATE: Rio Tinto CEO and senior executives resign from company after rock shelter debacle
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