Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of a goanna or lizard near Lyre Trig
Site type: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Motif/s: Goanna
Quality: 1/5
Condition of site: Weathered
Year first recorded: 2020
A very weathered Aboriginal engraving of a goanna or lizard near the Lyre Trig; it’s one of the sites in this area that wasn’t recorded by Ian Sim in the 1960s.
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.
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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