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There are many example of rock art and carvings by the Kuringgai people throughout the Northern Beaches area of Sydney. Images representing animals, birds, fish, tools and people can be found on large sandstone platforms with vast views across their lands. In other parts they have decorated caves and rock overhangs. The message or importance of these is not fully known as little of their beliefs was ever recorded by early Europeans. Their age can be up to 12 000 years old but we are unsure.
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| 13 Month Calendar- a series of grooves (92Kb). |
| Boomerang - Middle right & many different fish as well (44Kb). |
| Cookbook - Many different engravings on rock outcrop (71Kb). |
| Daramulan - Ancient hero of the coastal people (65Kb). |
| Daramulan Outline- An painted outline on computer (65Kb). |
| Emu - Protector of Daramulan (42Kb). |
| A Woman - Early engraving of a woman (30Kb) |
| Engravings - of people, fish and animals (36Kb). |
| Sign - Outline of above photograph (23Kb). |
| Figures - Their outstretched arms point to other sacred sites (60Kb). |
| Fish and Stingray - A large number of different shaped fish (48Kb). |
| Fish - A close-up photograph (29Kb). |
| Footprints - Lead away from carvings to confuse the evil spirits (34Kb). |
| Hammerhead Shark - One of many different sea creatures (20Kb). |
| Wallaby or Kangaroo with long tail - Their tail points towards water (40Kb). |
| Man of Power - The belt on the engraving signifies power (29Kb). |
| Red Hand - Ochre was sprayed from the mouth to form this stencil (51Kb). |
| Shield - About 1.2 metres in length (28Kb). |
| Wallabies - Several wallabies engraved in row (49Kb). |
| Boomerangs and Shields - Several large Boomerangs and Shields (51Kb). |
| Sharpening Grooves - Sharpening grooves for spears (50Kb). |
| Sharpening Groove - A deep well used sharpening groove (51Kb). |
Engravings often have spectacular
views
like this one - part of Sydney
Harbour.
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