Summary: A single mundoe (footprint) on a rock ledge in Kariong; it may form part of a series of mundoes
Site type: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Motif/s: Foot
Quality: 1/5
Condition of site: Good
Year first recorded: 1976
Originally Recorded by: Ian Sim
Sim Reference: Sim Collection, Site 3/8 (Kariong)
Ian Sim, Archaelogical Sites in the Sydney Region – A Record of Field Surveys 1958-1973 (“Sim Collection”), Site 3/8 (Kariong), p.19
Opposite Bulls Hill in Kariong is a single mundoe on a narrow rock ledge surrounded by dense scrub. It may be one of series of mundoes recorded by Sim in this area.
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.
The Blue Mountains National Park (and surrounding areas along the Great Western Highway) is thought to have over a thousand indigenous heritage sites, although much of the park has not been comprehensively surveyed. The Aboriginal rock sites in the Blue Mountains include grinding grooves, stensils, drawing and rock carvings.
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