The latest indigenous sites I’ve visited and documented, with links to historical records where available. To find a specific site or search by site features, use the Indigenous Site Search.
An Aboriginal engraving of a large eel (or rainbow serpent) and several bird tracks on a ridge off the Bala Range Trail.
- Number of motifs: 8
- Year first recorded: 1976
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
An enormous sandstone shelter in the Bala Range, which has over forty figures in charcoal and red ochre. They include two anthropomorphs which are over two metres tall, and a number of animals.
- Number of motifs: 7
- Year first recorded: 2017
- Originally recorded by: Jeff Betteridge
A shallow ridge-top shelter above New Place Creek which has charcoal motifs (birds) and hand stencils.
- Number of motifs: 7
- Year first recorded: 2018
- Originally recorded by: Jeff Betteridge
A small pothole with multiple axe grinding grooves on a ridge above New Place.
- Year first recorded: 2017
A long shelter in the Bala Range with three charcoal figures, including a man and macropod.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 2017
- Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov
A rock platform near the Boree Track which has an engraving of a woman (in profile) and numerous axe grinding grooves.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1977
A small group of Aboriginal engravings near Devils Rock; one of the sites has three men and a boomerang.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1993
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
A large and very sheltered camping cave along the Boree Track, which contains over 50 Aboriginal rock art motifs (including a large kangaroo, deity figure and a possible contact motif).
- Number of motifs: 62
- Year first recorded: 1994
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
A deep and protected Aboriginal rock art shelter containing 40 motifs. The figures include two red ochre anthropomorphs connected by a line.
- Number of motifs: 40
- Year first recorded: 2017
- Originally recorded by: Bob Pankhurst, Jeff Betteridge
A long and deep shelter above Little Boree Creek, which contains over twenty figures including a large kangaroo and arm stencil.
- Number of motifs: 20
- Year first recorded: 2017
- Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov
An Aboriginal rock art shelter with multiple panels containing figures drawn in charcoal art, which are the remnants of a large frieze.
- Number of motifs: 19
- Year first recorded: 1988
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
A large rock platform above the Boree Track which has several engravings, including a large emu, two spirit figures and a line of mundoes.
- Number of motifs: 10
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Group XV (McDonald River)
- View site sketch
An Aboriginal engraving site near the Boree Track with a large Baiame figure, man and speared echidna.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Group XIV (McDonald River)
- View site sketch
A low shelter along the Boree Track with Aboriginal drawings of men and women in charcoal.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 2025
A shelter below a small cliff line which contains over 50 hand stencils; nearby are grinding grooves and a stone arrangement.
- Number of motifs: 55
- Year first recorded: 2022
- Originally recorded by: Mark Roebuck
An large rock platform near Bilpin, which has approximately 100 Aboriginal grinding grooves and several engravings.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection, Site 2 (Blue Mountains)
Largely damaged by graffiti and vandalism, this rock art site in Mosman was first documented in the 1890s. Only a large figure in red ochre is still visible.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1985
- Originally recorded by: R.H. Mathews
- R.H. Mathews reference: Vol XXVII, Plate XXIX Fig 1
- View site sketch
An unusual rock art site near Kanab, the Mansard Petroglyph Gallery has a number of long and deep grooves as well as a large number of petroglyphs on the sloping floor.
- Number of motifs: 90
- Unknown recording date
The Canaan Gap Petroglyphs is an intriguing rock art site, with very deeply etched "Cookie Cutter" figures depicting many animal and human figures.
- Number of motifs: 100
- Unknown recording date
A rock art site with multiple panels in Rosy Canyon (Arizona); the largest panel has eight basket petroglyphs. Next to the petroglyphs is the remains of a dwelling and some pictographs.
- Number of motifs: 50
- Unknown recording date
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