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longbeforethelandgrewroadsandtowns

longbeforethefirstwesternersarrivedlongbeforehumanshereevenhadawordforart

therockartistsofaustraliaweredrawingthedreamtime

thedreamtimefortheaboriginalpeopleistheirstoryofcreation

thattimesoverylongago

whenrocksandanimalsandplantsandpeoplefirstsprangfromtheearthandtheirbeliefsaboutthedreamtimearereflectedinancientpaintingsonrock

untoldnumbersofthemburiedinthestonecountryofcaacadeonationalparkthomineuggeruustillpaininthetimehonouredway

wheniusedtogo

staywithmygrandfather

iusedtotellhim

pleasetellme

thestoriesofmyancestors

theaboriginalpeopleofaustraliaarebelievedtohaveinhabitedthislandforatleastfortythousand

maybeonehundredthousandyears

thatwouldmakethemtheoldestcontinuoushumancultureontheplanetandtheirengineartislikeaprimitivehistorybookandguideforlivingpictures

tellastoryhereofhowbirdswarnkangarosofapproachinghuntersandhearthetaleofwar

aboriginalpeopleofoldbelievethepicturesinpartofpowerspaintaharvestoffatfishandchancesareonewouldcomeyourwayseasonsplayedabigroleintheirlives

somanyoftheimageswerepaintedeachyearataspecifictime

theartistsuseredokerandyellowokermadeofsoilandwhiteclay

certainclansareresponsibleforpaintingspecificanimals

ifyourgrouppaintedturtles

thatswhatyoupaintednotkangaraos

itwasallseenasmagic

allceremonialpartofkeepingtheearthhealthy

thelastpurerockartistdiedinthethousandhundredandsixtiesandmodernaboriginalartistspaintingbarkpaperwouldmakingtheirworkportableandvaluable

buttheoldestworksofrockarthereareveryslowlylosingthebattlewithtimecenturiesofmonsoonrains

insectsandtinyreptilescrawlingoverthem

brushingaway

thegrainsofcolor