Ancient Petroglyphs

[Wine_maker]

Hi everyone! Today I will show you my unexpected finding.
After first warm spring rains usually we go to the heels bush (but actually it’s a semi savanna) and mushroom hunting. There no interesting offroad just easy ride. This week was not warm enough so we found only 10 mushrooms. So we made bbq, and other relaxes. After dinner I decided climb to the nearest heel summit to take a few photos. On the top I unexpectedly found a few small petroglyphs. Then I climbed the other heels peak. So after a few hours of heel walking I took about 90 photos of petroglyphs. The most interesting pics I post for you now.

PS. These petroglyphs are from Bronze Era and was made 3500-4000 years ago.

PPS. I overburn some photos for better contrast ratio.

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[Wine_maker]

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[Wine_maker]

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[MC97GQ]

Mate that is awesome,

It's one of the great things about this forum, people and photos from all around the globe.

Mark

[threedogs]

Awesome to think all that time ago a dude was there with his family telling a story, Thats Gold in anyone book.
WOW, That small rock on the ground would look good on coffee table. yes/no


I take it they are antelope of some description, similar to Scimitar ??
And blue sheep or ram

Keep coming back here to look at the pics completely blows me away that 4000 odd yrs later
Wine-maker is standing with his family telling a story, where all that time ago another family did the same
thing in exactly the same spot.
bit of a bummer about the Graffitti, not big on trees either in your part of the world hey

[93patrol]

thanks wine_maker they are fantastic photos.

are you studying them over there??

[Wine_maker]

To: threedogs
May be next time I will find one to take home. Some of them are quite big and have many cracks so they cant be sawed without destroy of pics.
I saw pics of mountain goats, camels, dogs, peoples, markhoors, deers, horses, boars, antelopes.
This place are 170 km from mountains. In mountains we have big pine and spruce trees like these:
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[Wine_maker]

thanks wine_maker they are fantastic photos.

are you studying them over there??

No, just found this interesting place.

[threedogs]

I think maybe best if all this History is left in place for others to discover.

[Wine_maker]

I think maybe best if all this History is left in place for others to discover.

Agree. If everyone take home a small part there is nothing to find for next generations.

[growler2058]

Cheers Big Al great pics mate

[93patrol]

that lake pic is awesome

[Cuppa]

Thanks for posting Alexander.
Are there any descendants of the culture who created the petroglyphs left who still value them in their culture today? Like you say I think it best the petroglyphs be left where they are for others to discover. Similar to Aboriginal sacred sites here. I have walked in some very special places where artifacts thousands of years old were just lying around on the ground, & skeletons of the 'old people' were occasionally seen, exposed by the wind & rain. The 'rule, with all of these was was to not disturb them as they form part of t he songlines which connect today's culture with all that has gone before, back to the beginning of time.

Cuppa

[krbrooking]

Those are some amazing pics mate, should make post cards out of them or blow them up and frame them.

[Wine_maker]

Thanks for posting Alexander.
Are there any descendants of the culture who created the petroglyphs left who still value them in their culture today? Like you say I think it best the petroglyphs be left where they are for others to discover. Similar to Aboriginal sacred sites here. I have walked in some very special places where artifacts thousands of years old were just lying around on the ground, & skeletons of the 'old people' were occasionally seen, exposed by the wind & rain. The 'rule, with all of these was was to not disturb them as they form part of t he songlines which connect today's culture with all that has gone before, back to the beginning of time.

Cuppa

No, I don't think so. Because here in Central Asia was a few big culture mixing and wars in far past. So no one can say it for sure that was this made by their ancestries.
But it is bad that this place not call historically valuable place. Not many people know about it and no one secure this place.

[growler2058]

Those are some amazing pics mate, should make post cards out of them or blow them up and frame them.

Now why would ya wanna blow them up man that's just naughty ;)

[TPC]

Excellent photos mate, thanks for sharing.
Would have been exciting finding those when you didnt know they were there.

[pearcey]

Just a couple of rock carvings from a little north of where I live. Have no idea how old but have worked out from some of these carvings that water was in a NE direction about 2 days walk At this site there is a small rock pool which is covered with 1 and 2 man rocks to protect what water is collected when it rains. There are quite a lot of these type of carvings around this particular area and most are slowly disintegrating due to the extreme changes of temp.45 + during the day and down to - 3 and below at night.

[Wine_maker]

Thanks for sharing mate!
If anyone also have a photo of ancient art lets post it here.

[MC97GQ]

Alex,

Mate thanks for the photos, The lake one is outstanding.

I feel so privileged to have members here that share their parts of the world for us to see.

Mark

[Wine_maker]

For me it is very privilege that you liked beautiful places from the places I live in.

[Bob]

For me it is very privilege that you liked beautiful places from the places I live in.

Thanks for sharing Mate.

[threedogs]

Wouldn't want to Fart on that lake picture, brilliant stuff Big A,

[TPC]

These photos are of some Aboriginal art next to the Cooper Creek near Innaminka.

[threedogs]

Are they from the end at Cullymurra waterhole??
These are from the caves/overhang at Laura in QLD on route to Cape York

[Cuppa]

These photos are of some Aboriginal art next to the Cooper Creek near Innaminka.

Those look like pretty impressive (& intact) petroglyphs TPC. I've seen a reasonable amount of rock paintings, but the only petroglyphs I've seen were at N'dala gorge east of Alice which I failed to photograph & were nowhere near as impressive.

[Wine_maker]

Are they from the end at Cullymurra waterhole??
These are from the caves/overhang at Laura in QLD on route to Cape York

Is this painted, not cut from solid stone?

[TPC]

Are they from the end at Cullymurra waterhole??
Yes Cullyamurra waterhole is the spot.
From memory they are carved into the stone, was about 10 years ago I was there.

[threedogs]

@ wine maker They are painted using natural rock crushed up ochres. As with most tells a story of how things are what they are or were created from the "dreamtime"
Wanjinas and the serpent figure a fair bit in "dreamtime " stories.

At Cuppa there are other rock Petroglphys at Hammersely Gorge, and of course the "Bradshaws" as being rubbish paintings by our Aboriginals in the Kimberleys
Had the priviledge of meeting Nipper {tribal elder] at the Rock many years ago, Would not think many full bloods left IMO Nipper was one as was Mary.

[Cuppa]

Have sent you a PM TD.

[GUtsy ute]

Here's a couple from N'Dhala Gorge.

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[trekster]

I could see my GU parked at the end of the lake, me camping there with not a care in the world soaking up the beautiful scenery and peace and quiet :D


Many thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures!

[growler2058]

I could see my GU parked at the end of the lake, me camping there with not a care in the world soaking up the beautiful scenery and peace and quiet :D


Many thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures!

They got big arsed bear in those woods mate, so don't be kicking back relaxing to much. ;) Alexander have us a link in a previous thread about the area. Think there was mountain lions as well

[threedogs]

And we all know Shite sticks to Bear fur.
Great Pics GUtsy
Who goes camping with bears anyway.
Only that crazy dude in USA but only found his ribcage.

They look like they show connecting water holes

[Wine_maker]

I am planning to have a ride to this lake at May 7 with my friend which comes from Canada. And I think I will post a lot of new interesting photos after this ride.
Guys welcome to KZ and I'll make an excursion to this lake for all of you!

[Wine_maker]

And we all know Shite sticks to Bear fur.
Great Pics GUtsy
Who goes camping with bears anyway.
Only that crazy dude in USA but only found his ribcage.

They look like they show connecting water holes

Pics about bears

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and then

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[trekster]

They got big arsed bear in those woods mate, so don't be kicking back relaxing to much. ;)

I'll just give them some of your chillis and make them cry too :D