Tasmanian Rock art kept under wraps
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The discovery of the largest gathering of Aboriginal rock art ever recorded in Tasmania is being kept secret. The ancient artwork has been described by an interstate rock art expert as spectacular and of worldwide significance and is believed to be thousands of years old.
But details of the discovery are being kept secret because of concerns the State Government cannot adequately protect it.
The rock art bonanza was among a statewide bounty of discoveries of ancient Aboriginal art and artifacts last year, including:
* A previously unrecorded ochre hand-stencil in the South-East.
* Perhaps the largest gathering of petroglyphs ever recorded, found in forest in the North-East.
* Unusually large Aboriginal stone tools found deep in the Southern Forests.
Many newly reported findings are being investigated by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Heritage Office as part of a report into Tasmania's ancient rock art sites.
But some new discoveries are being hidden from Government authorities in light of recent vandalism to other ancient sites, on the state's West Coast.
Source: The Mercury News.
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