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"...a land steeped in 50 000 years of human culture ... stunning rock art sites and natural catacombs"

Activities/Attractions - Aboriginal Culture - fauna - flora - landscapes - fishing

Stunning galleries of rock art, some of it thousands of years old, extensive catacombs...

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Highly trained staff will take you through 50,000 years of Aboriginal heritage and culture in a landscape so diverse that it is awe inspiring.

The Mt Borradaile region in Northern Arnhemland in the Top End of the Northern Territory contains some of the most stunning rock paintings, not just in Australia, but in the whole world.

In  terms of artistic quality, quantity, colourfulness and excellent state of preservation, this body of rock art is unrivalled. The walls of hundreds of rock shelters are decorated  with  innumerable pictures documenting traditional Aboriginal life over many thousands of years. Subjects range from now-extinct animals to twentieth century sailing ships, and art techniques are equally varied. (extract by Josephine Flood-Archaeologist)