Summary: A row of Aboriginal axe grinding grooves in a long shelter above Tari Creek in the Wollemi.
Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG)
Number of AGGs: 15
Quality: 2/5
Condition of site: Good
Year first recorded: 2012
Originally Recorded by: William Moon
A long and weathered sandstone shelter in a side gully off Tari Creek has a number of Aboriginal axe grinding grooves; an unusual location as they are not near any reliable water.
There are at least fifteen grooves – some very shallow – along the floor of the shelter.
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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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