Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a Daramulan figure in Duffys Forest.
Site type: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Motif/s: Daramulan, Deity
Quality: 2.5/5
Condition of site: Good, Weathered
Year first recorded: 2022
On a small rock platform in Duffys Forest surrounded by scrub is an Aboriginal engraving of a Daramulan deity figure. The figure is quite weathered and hard to see without good lighting.
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.
Located to the north-west of Sydney, just south of the Dharug and Yengo National Parks, Maroota has a high concentration of (known) Aboriginal sites. Many more Aboriginal heritage sites are located in the Marramarra National Park. The original inhabitants of the area were the Darug people.
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.
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