Summary: A small Aboriginal engraving site west of Taber Trig. Figures include a kangaroo, fish and six mundoes,

To the west of Taber Trig and just below a large Shelter with Art is a small Aboriginal engraving site, next to a pot hole in the rock platform. A line of six mundoes (footprints) traverse the site; they are thought to point to a nearby site which has two deities.

AWAT8529 LR highlighted Taber Trig (west) Engravings

At one end of the platform is a wallaby or kangaroo, a few indeterminate figures and some mundoes.

AWAT8551 LR Taber Trig (west) EngravingsAWAT8551 LR highlighted Taber Trig (west) Engravings

Just above the wallaby/kangaroo is a fish.

AWAT8544 LR Taber Trig (west) EngravingsAWAT8544 LR highlighted Taber Trig (west) Engravings

The carvings are all fairly distinct, although it’s clear what all of the figures represent.

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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

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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.
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.
Over 40 sites have been recorded within the park; many were located along the river bank and were flooded by the building of the weir in 1938.