Photos

 

Morning at Gummingurru:

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Brian Tobane shows the Bunya Mountains National Park Rangers around the site. Here at the Initiation Ring:

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And at the Turtle:

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Maintenance of the site is constantly ongoing. Here the Rangers are clearing the growth from recent rain:

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Carefully revealing each arrangement from beneath the grass:

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The waterhole:

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In previous years, the wild grasses weren't as high:

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The Emu:

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A different view of the emu:

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The Turtle:

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The Turtle's footprints:

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Backbone of the Snake:

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Carpet Snake's belly, which includes the five stones that represent 'the unborn children of the clan':

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The Kangaroo:

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Body of the Catfish:

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A Spiral Starburst:

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 Everyone can come and visit:

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But, we are not the only ones to visit the site:

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Stone tools have been found here:

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 Mapping and recording the site:

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 Underneath the dirt, earlier rocks have been found.

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 Evidence of earlier versions of motifs:

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