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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