Summary: An Aboriginal engraving along the Christys Gully Firetrail on the Central Coast with two back-to-back male profile figures.
Site type: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 2
Motif/s: Man
Quality: 4/5
Condition of site: Good, Weathered
Year first recorded: 1960
Originally Recorded by: Ian Sim
Sim Reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/3 S2 (Mt White)
Ian Sim, Archaelogical Sites in the Sydney Region – A Record of Field Surveys 1958-1973 (“Sim Collection”), Site 5/3 Series 2 (Mooney Mooney-Mt White), p.34
First documented by Ian Sim in 1960, this Aboriginal engraving site is one of several in a series that includes fish, kangaroos an echidna and a wombat.
The two men are back-to-back and in profile; both are about the same size.
Yengo National Park was an important spiritual and cultural place for the Darkinjung and Wonnarua People for thousands of years, and 640 Aboriginal cultural sites are recorded in the park and nearby areas.
There are about 300 recorded Aboriginal heritage sites in Wollemi National Park, with the rugged and remote environment meaning many sites are yet to be "discovered" and recorded.
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.
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.
Bordered by Wollemi and Yengo National Park, the Parr State Conservation Area has many indigenous heritge sites, including rock engravings, cave pintings and axe grinding grooves.
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