Sacred Aboriginal Sites/Areas

What is a sacred site?

Aboriginal people have a strong connection to the

land. They believe that the hills, rocks, trees,

waterholes and so on are the marks left behind

by the ancestor spirits in the Dreamtime.

UluruUluru means

‘meeting place’ and is sacred to the

Anangu aboriginal

people.Found in the Northern Territory

Kata Juta (The Olgas)

Kata Juta means ‘many heads’. The Aboriginals of this area believe this is the home of the snake Wanambi.

Found in the Northern Territory

Youambulla Caves These caves represent two

friends who camped at this

place while travelling in the

Dreamtime.

Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Arkaroo RockAkurra is the name given to the giant

serpents which created Wilpena Pound.There are many

paintings at Arkaroo Rock created in red,

yellow and white ochre and charcoal. An

archaeological dig at the main cave dated

the site as 5000 years old.  Found in the Flinders Ranges,

South Australia

Death RockThe Aboriginal

people would bring those

near death to lie in its

shadow until they finally

passed away. Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Sacred CanyonThis canyon shows lots of

rock engravings representing

animal tracks, people,

waterholes and other symbols.

Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

The GrampiansAboriginal people called the

Grampians Gariwerd.

The local people have left evidence of their lives, including ancient oven mounds, scatterings of

stone left over from tool making, rock art sites and the beliefs handed down

from one generation to the next.  Found in the Victoria

Shell MiddensMiddens are shell mounds

built up over hundreds of years as a result of countless meals of

shellfish. They are found along ocean

coasts, rivers and inland lakes.

They may also hold pieces of clay, birds, fish, animal

teeth and bones, campfire charcoal, stone flakes and the remains of

tools. Found around the coasts of Australia

Scarred TreesScarred trees sites

are evidence of bark and wood

being removed for shields, shelters, coolamons and

canoes.

These trees can be found all over Australia.

You might see them along the River Murray.

The CoorongThe name Coorong

comes from an Aboriginal

word karangk meaning narrow neck. It is home to art, middens, burial sites and more.

The Ngarrindjeri peopl

e lived here for thousands of

years. South Australia