Desert to the Sea: Managing Rock Art, Country and Culture

This Project will expand our understanding of Aboriginal settlement and land-use in north-west Australia by investigating how the mythological narratives of Australia’s deserts enable the transmission of knowledge in water-limited environments.

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The Project will address a number of objectives that bring together both Indigenous knowledge and western scientific approaches to develop improved management outcomes for Indigenous ranger groups managing vast cultural estates with significant rock art.

 

To achieve this Project’s ambitious goals, our researchers and collaborators are organised into four interrelated Research Nodes: Rock art and Jukurrpa, Fire and Plants, Collections, and Managing Cultural Landscapes.