Sacred Aboriginal Sites/Areas

1. Sacred Aboriginal Sites/Areas

2. What is a sacred site? Aboriginal people have a strong connection to the land. They believe that the hills, rocks, trees, waterholes and so on are the marks left behind by the ancestor spirits in the Dreamtime.

3. Uluru Uluru means ‘meeting place’ and is sacred to the Anangu aboriginal people. Found in the Northern Territory

4. KataJuta(The Olgas) KataJuta means ‘many heads’. The Aboriginals of this area believe this is the home of the snake Wanambi. Found in the Northern Territory

5. Youambulla Caves These caves represent two friends who camped at this place while travelling in the Dreamtime. Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

6. Arkaroo Rock Akurra is the name given to the giant serpents which created Wilpena Pound. There are many paintings at Arkaroo Rock created in red, yellow and white ochre and charcoal. An archaeological dig at the main cave dated the site as 5000 years old.  Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

7. Death Rock The Aboriginal people would bring those near death to lie in its shadow until they finally passed away. Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

8. Sacred Canyon This canyon shows lots of rock engravings representing animal tracks, people, waterholes and other symbols. Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

9. The Grampians Aboriginal people called the Grampians Gariwerd. The local people have left evidence of their lives, including ancient oven mounds, scatterings of stone left over from tool making, rock art sites and the beliefs handed down from one generation to the next.  Found in the Victoria

10. Shell Middens Middens are shell mounds built up over hundreds of years as a result of countless meals of shellfish. They are found along ocean coasts, rivers and inland lakes. They may also hold pieces of clay, birds, fish, animal teeth and bones, campfire charcoal, stone flakes and the remains of tools. Found around the coasts of Australia

11. Scarred Trees Scarred trees sites are evidence of bark and wood being removed for shields, shelters, coolamons and canoes. These trees can be found all over Australia. You might see them along the River Murray.

12. The Coorong The name Coorong comes from an Aboriginal word karangk meaning narrow neck. It is home to art, middens, burial sites and more. The Ngarrindjeri people lived here for thousands of years. South Australia