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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ayers Rock - Rock Art in Australia

Submitted by Klingon on Thursday, 22 May 2008  Page Views: 20043

Rock ArtSite Name: Ayers Rock Alternative Name: Uluru
Country: Australia
NOTE: This site is 63.726 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Alice Springs
Latitude: 25.345S  Longitude: 131.035000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
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2Not Good
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 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Pawl.Seimon visited on 19th May 2003 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Uluru's is not the easiest place to visit at the best of times. As we were leaving it started to rain and the area became a hazard, would keep one eye on the weather.

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Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock submitted by Klingon : Thanks to my friend Mario Hotzel for support. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art and Sacred Natural Feature in Australia. Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km (280 mi) by road.

Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Uluru are the two major features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World Heritage Site.

This year, experience Field of Light Uluru event and be captivated by the 50,000 lights that glow as darkness falls.

More on Uluru at Wikipedia. Also see the entry on The Journal of Antiquities for Ayres Rock, Northern Territory, Australia, which includes a list of reference sources for more information.

Note: Moving mountains, the rush to return the stolen rocks of Uluru, see comment
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Ayers Rock submitted by Klingon : Thanks to my friend Mario Hotzel for support. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ayers Rock submitted by DrewParsons : Ayers Rock Cave Paintings - taken in October 2007 - without a flash of course (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ayers Rock submitted by Arjessa : Ayer's Rock, or Uluru, sacred site to the Aboriginal people, Northern Territory. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ayers Rock submitted by Pawl.Seimon : Uluru's Base (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ayers Rock submitted by Pawl.Seimon : Uluru's Summit

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Ayers Rock submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Across Australia" via archive.org Site in Australia

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Ayers Rock submitted by durhamnature

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Ayers Rock submitted by durhamnature : The classic view, old photo from "Across Australia" via archive.org Site in Australia

Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock submitted by durhamnature : Rock art from "Across Australia" via archive.org Site in Australia

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Ayers Rock submitted by DrewParsons : The Olgas - 43 km to the west of Ayers Rock

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Ayers Rock submitted by DrewParsons : Ayers Rock - it was 37 degrees centigrade at 4.15 in the afternoon after I completed the 10 km walk around the Rock seeing various rock paintings along the way.

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Ayers Rock submitted by DrewParsons : Rock Art at Ayers Rock - no flash used

Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock submitted by DrewParsons : Rock Paintings at Ayers Rock - taken without a flash of course.

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Ayers Rock submitted by Klingon : Thanks to my friend Mario Hotzel for support. (1 comment)

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Ayers Rock – a guide of things to see, accommodation etc by Andy B on Monday, 30 September 2013
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You haven’t truly experienced the great Australian Outback until you’ve seen Ayers Rock. Rising from the spinifex plains of the Northern Territories like some giant continental beacon, the sacred rock of Uluru is perhaps the ultimate icon of this great Southern Land.

Despite its remote location, some 462km from Alice Springs, Ayers Rock continues to attract tourists, and for good reason. There’s simply no other geological feature like it anywhere in the world.

A guide of things to see, accommodation etc
http://uluru-australia.com/
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Re: Ayers Rock Street View by SteveDut on Saturday, 10 April 2010
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Looks to me that unlike the virtual tour of Stonehenge or Avebury, Street View won't let you see Ayres Rock up close (let alone the Olgas [Kata Tjuta]) which is a pity.

I swam at a gorge at the Olgas (bout 1977) and couldn't believe that there were leaches until I got one in my bellybutton (and they reckon they don't hurt - bull) also a eerie sense of the past

Aerial view is good (though the size of it is a mind blower in real life):

25°18'0.50"S 130°43'59.80"E
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Ayers Rock Street View by SteveDut on Saturday, 10 April 2010
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Re: Moving mountains ... the rush to return the stolen rocks of Uluru by Arjessa on Wednesday, 28 May 2008
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I was told of the 'stolen rocks' being sent back in the mail by my tour guide when I was there in 1988! Guess these people never learn. This is also true of the pieces of lava rock stolen by tourists who visit the Big Island in Hawaii. It is said that all these are the children of the Volcano Goddess, Madam Pele, and they receive loads back in the post from all over the world! Perhaps the rocks at Uluru are like eggs of the Dreamtime Creatures?
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    Re: Moving mountains ... the rush to return the stolen rocks of Uluru by SteveDut on Saturday, 24 April 2010
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    This was also true with the removal of one of the Devils Marbles to put on Rev John Flynns Grave at Alice Springs, they said they put it back and replaced it with a replica (or so it's been told).

    I'm not an avid believer of the dreamtime (though interested in the concept) but when you get the goosebumps and there isn't any uncommon cause for it even the weather or the likes - plus the dead silence of the place.....

    I suggest anyone that has done that to return their "curios/momentos".
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Moving mountains ... the rush to return the stolen rocks of Uluru by Andy B on Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Australians are probably the only people on earth who will travel for whole days over rough terrain, take a look at a funny-looking rock and then drive all the way back again. [It would appear Germaine Greer has never had any dealings with our little community! - MegP Ed]

They are not the only people who, having achieved their objective, will grab a bit of the very thing they have come to see and take it home with them.

Bits of Uluru, known for a tiny part of its long history as Ayers Rock, are now being returned from all over the world to the management of the Kaja Tjuta national park. Most come with a note saying simply "Sorry", but about a quarter of them allege that the stolen rocks have brought them bad luck.

More in the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/14/australia1



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