Summary: A small rock platform near the Topham Trail with a very weathered Aboriginal engraving of a small man.
Art type/s: Rock engraving
Number of motifs: 1
Motif/s: Man
Quality: 1/5
Condition of site: Weathered
Year first recorded: 2020
Originally Recorded by: Bob Conroy
An Aboriginal engraving of a small man (about 1.5m in height), on a small rock platform east of the Topham Trail. The figure is very weathered, and very hard to see without good lighting.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
Hornsby Shire - which is the largest LGA in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region - contains approximately 600 recorded Aboriginal rock art sites (and over 1,200 Aboriginal heritage sites). These date back from thousands of years to post-European contact art.
A review of different techniques for photographing Aboriginal rock art. This includdes oblique flash, chain and planar mosaic imaging which combines hundreds of overlapping photos.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
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.
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