Joe Crafts Creek Charcoal SWA

Summary: An Aboriginal rock art site above Joe Crafts Creek, with a single charcoal drawing.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2021

Above Joe Crafts Creek at the base of a high cliff is a small shelter, which has an Aboriginal charcoal drawing of an indeterminate figure.

AWAT4246 LR Joe Crafts Creek Charcoal SWA
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