Tari Creek Grinding Grooves

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.

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There are at least fifteen grooves – some very shallow – along the floor of the shelter.

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