The foundations of 14 stone huts believed to be tens of thousands of years old were found in an area now used by the Australian military to test weapons.
The remnants of stone structures found at a site called Lake Hart North inside the Woomera Prohibited Area. Archaeologists say it is rare to find similar examples elsewhere in Australia.The "very rare" archaeological significance of Kokatha Aboriginal sites within a government weapons testing facility has been revealed, according to an unpublished report obtained by SBS News.
An example of the petroglyphs - or rock engravings - found near Lake Hart inside the Woomera Prohibited Area.The stone structures were found at a site called Lake Hart North inside the Woomera Prohibited Area - about 450 kilometres northwest of Adelaide. The report also notes that parts of the landscape "demonstrate the characteristics of a location that has been inhabited and used for many thousands of years".Investigation into missile found at Aboriginal heritage site 'could lead to international scrutiny'
“The style is generally acknowledged to date into the Pleistocene – 10,000 years ago – although any one specific instance cannot be directly dated,” the GML report reads.Source:Kokatha lore man Andrew Starkey said the Wild Dog Creek engravings were like the “pages in a book” for his people. He said that - because the country was open and unsheltered - it could be difficult to precisely nail down the ages of some sites.
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