Marlong Arch Aboriginal hand stencils

Summary: Just past the Marlong Arch in the Mount Morgan section of Carnarvon National Park is a small Aboriginal hand stencil site.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 16
  • Motif/s: Hand
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good

Just beyond the Marlong Arch in the Mount Moffat section of Carnarvon National Park are a number of Aboriginal hand stencils. This is not a signposted site, so very little information is available on this site, and the stencils may be relatively recent.

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Most of the hand stencils are in a small, protected alcove at the base of the cliffs. Image enhancement reveals at least 14 full or partial stencils.

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1X3A8041 LR yrd Marlong Arch Aboriginal hand stencils

A few more stencils are scattered on the wall around the main panel; some are very faint.

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1X3A8031 LR yrd Marlong Arch Aboriginal hand stencils
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1X3A8034 LR yrd Marlong Arch Aboriginal hand stencils
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1X3A8039 LR yrd Marlong Arch Aboriginal hand stencils

Some of the deep holes in the sandstone may have been used as burial chambers.

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