The rock art in Alta, Norway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In actual fact, what look like paintings are carvings into the rocks surface. When the site was discovered in the 1970’s they coloured in the images so that they could be seen more easily, this technique is no longer practiced making some ofContinue reading “Alta Rock Art”
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Aboriginals in Tourism
With the encouragement of the Australian Government Aboriginal tourism has been established as a way for the indigenous people to tell their story in their own way. These people can now share their cultural insights, traditional practices and contemporary concerns with international visitors and non-Indigenous Australians. The Indigenous people of Australia see this type ofContinue reading “Aboriginals in Tourism”
Kakadu National Park – Ubirr Lookout
Following up from a previous post about the Aboriginal rock art in the Kakadu National Park I wanted to share a short video made at the Ubirr site where some of the oldest rock art can be found. Below is my view from the Ubirr lookout into Armen Land, unfortunately I wasn’t there at sunset.Continue reading “Kakadu National Park – Ubirr Lookout”