Rock Art
The Rock Art section of the MAGNT oversees a large collection of photographic images and associated documentation of several Northern Territory rock art regions, that has been built up through field work and research over a period of 30 years. Its strength is the most complex and extensive body of rock art, which is found in the Arnhem Land Plateau in Kakadu National Park.
The rock paintings of this region represent not only the world's longest continuing art tradition but also the world's longest continous record of human endeavour. Rock art provides information about Australian prehistory, as the artists through time depicted changes in their physical, social and religious environments.
The painted images of Rock Art reflect the shifting experiences, dreams and fears of generations of Indigenous Australians. Click to see the chronological development of rock art in the Arnhem Land Plateau.
Contact
Pina Guiliani
Rock Art
Tel: +61-(0)8-8999 8277
Fax: +61-(0)8-8999 8289
Email: magnt@nt.gov.au
