Nepean River Charcoal Figures

Summary: Weathered Aboriginal charcoal figures at the base of a tall cliff-line above the Nepean River

  • Art type/s: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 7
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure, Man
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1958

Above the Nepean River near the Euroka Campground is a tall cliff, with some weathered Aboriginal rock art.

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It’s difficult to determine what the charcoal figures represent: the main panel has at least five motifs, including a human figure and some animals.

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A single figure higher up the rock face may be another human, or a bird/emu.

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There are some additional remants of charcoal figures, which are also indeterminate.

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