Summary: Barnetts Shelter (SWA) has a small number of charcoal motifs in a sandstone overhang in Berowra Valley National Park.
Site type: Cave Painting
Number of motifs: 3
Quality: 4/5
Condition of site: Good
Year first recorded: 2021
Barnetts Shelter is a recently “discovered” Shelter with Art (SWA) in a sandstone overhang in the Berowra Valley National Park. The overhang has a small number of charcoal motifs.
Although one of the images is quite distinct, it’s is not clear what the motifs represent.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area protects over 3,000 known Aboriginal heritage sites, and many more which are yet to be recorded. This area includes the Blue Mountains National Park, Gardens of Stone, Wollemi National Park and Yengo National Park.
A review of different techniques for photographing Aboriginal rock art. This includdes oblique flash, chain and planar mosaic imaging which combines hundreds of overlapping photos.
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