Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve
Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve Northern Territory | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
Nearest town or city | Alice Springs |
Coordinates | 24°01′S 133°57′E / 24.017°S 133.950°E |
Established | 1970[1] |
Area | 6 hectares (15 acres)[1] |
See also | Protected areas of the Northern Territory |
The Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve is a
Napwerte (pronounced na-poor-ta) is the Arrernte name from the rock outcrop within the reserve and it was officially duel named in 2014.[3]
Description and history
The conservation reserve was
The conservation reserve contains many
The main feature of the area is a set of about 1000
Aspects of the petroglyphs such as their motifs and degree of weathering suggest an age as great as 30000 years, although a more precise age is unknown. Flood describes the petroglyphs as Panaramitee-style, which, based on dating of other Paranamitee sites, could give a date as early as 40000 years ago.[5]
An
The conservation reserve is considered a significant link to the activities of the early Arrernte people of the region. Permission to access the site has been granted by the Arrente custodians.
In December 2004, laser-scanned 3D images of the petroglyphs were included in the exhibition "Extremes – Survival in the Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere" by the National Museum of Australia.[7]
See also
- Chambers Pillar
- Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
- Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve
- Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
- Watarrka National Park
- West MacDonnell National Park
- N'Dhala Gorge Nature Park
- Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve travel guide from Wikivoyage
References
- Flood, Josephine (1997). Rock Art of the Dreamtime: images of ancient Australia. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 372. ISBN 0-207-18908-0.
- "Heritage Notes - Ewaninga Conservation Reserve" (PDF) (PDF). Heritage Advisory Council - Northern Territory. 30 May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ^ Department of Environment. 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Government, Northern Territory (2 April 2023). "Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve". nt.gov.au. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve". NT Place Names Register. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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- ^ Flood 1997
- ^ DuVe, Marie; Prue Elletson (21 November 2005). "Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)". Indigenous Studies Program, Melbourne University. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ^ Extremes - Deserts of Australia: The Red Centre and Ancient Art Preserved by Modern Technology Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine