Centre for Rock Art Research + Management, UWA, Australia
@crar-m.bsky.social
We work collaboratively with Aboriginal communities, mostly in Western Australia, to understand and manage rock art - petroglyphs, pigment and other symbolic behaviours. From deep time through to contemporary values
Read why all Australians should be proud of this WHL listing!!
Members of the Australian delegation to Paris, led by Ngarda-Ngarli and MAC, describe why the Murujuga Cultural Landscape listing is so important
theconversation.com/we-were-part...
theconversation.com/we-were-part...
We were part of the world heritage listing of Murujuga. Here’s why all Australians should be proud
Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous cultural values.
theconversation.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Read why all Australians should be proud of this WHL listing!!
Happy #IWD2025! From the women of CRAR+M and to all the amazing women in our field!
'March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls' reminds us of the diverse and inspiring women we engage with—Elders, rangers, community leaders, researchers, academics, industry partners, and many more
'March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls' reminds us of the diverse and inspiring women we engage with—Elders, rangers, community leaders, researchers, academics, industry partners, and many more
March 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Happy #IWD2025! From the women of CRAR+M and to all the amazing women in our field!
'March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls' reminds us of the diverse and inspiring women we engage with—Elders, rangers, community leaders, researchers, academics, industry partners, and many more
'March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls' reminds us of the diverse and inspiring women we engage with—Elders, rangers, community leaders, researchers, academics, industry partners, and many more
New rock art paper using face recognition software to help understand the subtle nuances of stylistic variability in ancient Pilbara kangaroo motifs! Open Source!
Delighted that this paper has arrived just in time for the Festive Season!! A pioneering analysis the Pilbara fat-tailed macropod. Pilbara artists depicted this motif in very similar ways, with posture and gait accounting for most stylistic differences.
December 20, 2024 at 11:31 AM
New rock art paper using face recognition software to help understand the subtle nuances of stylistic variability in ancient Pilbara kangaroo motifs! Open Source!
Great paper detailing collaborative research on Wintawari Guruma country - what is a fat tailed macropod!!?
Delighted that this paper has arrived just in time for the Festive Season!! A pioneering analysis the Pilbara fat-tailed macropod. Pilbara artists depicted this motif in very similar ways, with posture and gait accounting for most stylistic differences.
December 20, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Great paper detailing collaborative research on Wintawari Guruma country - what is a fat tailed macropod!!?
Fantastic to see that Living Water Heritage - River, Land and Sea Country of the West Kimberley has won the Heritage Council's Professor David Dolan Award for Interpretation! Congratulations to the Martuwarra team that includes our CRAR+M colleague Dr Sven Ouzman!
www.wa.gov.au/government/a...
www.wa.gov.au/government/a...
2024 Western Australian Heritage Awards
The 2024 Western Australian Heritage Awards received 55 outstanding nominations celebrating the state’s rich heritage.
www.wa.gov.au
December 1, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Fantastic to see that Living Water Heritage - River, Land and Sea Country of the West Kimberley has won the Heritage Council's Professor David Dolan Award for Interpretation! Congratulations to the Martuwarra team that includes our CRAR+M colleague Dr Sven Ouzman!
www.wa.gov.au/government/a...
www.wa.gov.au/government/a...
Paper just out on deep time personal ornamentation in northwest Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Late Pleistocene scaphopod beads from Boodie Cave and deep time traditions of personal ornamentation in northwest Australia
Tubular segments of Scaphopoda (tusk shell) were traditionally used by Aboriginal peoples in the manufacture of ornate bead necklaces across northwest Australia. Twenty-seven scaphopod shell beads ...
www.tandfonline.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Paper just out on deep time personal ornamentation in northwest Australia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....